Emku, Ēṃku, Enku, Ēṅku, Eṅku, Eṇku: 2 definitions
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusĒṃku (ಏಂಕು):—[verb] to weep catching the breath convulsively, as from distress; to weep sobbingly.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconEṅku (எங்கு) adverb < எ³. [e³.] [Malayalam: eṅṅu.] Where; எவ்விடம். எங்குப்போ யுய்கேன் [evvidam. enguppo yuyken] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் பெருமாள். [nalayira thivyappirapandam perumal.] 5, 5).
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Eṇku (எண்கு) noun [Telugu: elugu.] Bear; கரடி. எண்குதன் பிணவோ டிருந்தது போல [karadi. enkuthan pinavo dirunthathu pola] (மணிமேகலை [manimegalai] 16, 68).
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Ēṅku (ஏங்கு) [ēṅkutal] 5 intransitive verb [Malayalam: ēngu.]
1. To sound, as a lute; to roar; to scream, as a peacock; ஒலித்தல். குன்றினின் றேங்கு மருவி [olithal. kunrinin rengu maruvi] (திருக்கோவையார் [thirukkovaiyar] 148).
2. To pine, languish; இளைத்தல். தாழ்ந்து தளர்ந்தேங்கி [ilaithal. thazhnthu thalarnthengi] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 2012).
3. To long for, yearn after; மனம்வாடுதல். மக்கட்கென் றேங்கி [manamvaduthal. makkadken rengi] (நாலடியார் [naladiyar], 130).
4. To weep, cry, wail, sob; அழு தல். (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [azhu thal. (sudamaninigandu)]
5. To be in fear, to be panic-stricken; அஞ்சுதல். நேரலன் படையை நோக்கி யேங்கினர் [anchuthal. neralan padaiyai nokki yenginar] (கந்தபு. சூரபன்மன்வதை. [kanthapu. surapanmanvathai.] 50).
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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Ends with: Bemku, Gemku, Jemku, Kemku, Temku.
Full-text: Enkittai, Aptan, Enke, Enkuttaikku, Ekkeri, Upayavatikal, Cammatam, Enkal, Ekkam, Acai, Vanku.
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