Totanku, Toṭaṅku: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconToṭaṅku (தொடங்கு) [toṭaṅkutal] 5 transitive verb perhaps from தொடு¹-. [thodu¹-.]
1. [K. toḍaṅku, M. tuṭaṅṅuka, Travancore usage toḍaguni.] To begin, commence, originate; ஆரம்பித்தல். அலர்தொடங்கின்றா லூரே [arambithal. alarthodanginra lure] (ஐங்குறுநூறு [aingurunuru] 75).
2. [K. toḍaṅku, Travancore usage toḍaguni.] To undertake, enter upon, engage in; முயலுதல். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [muyaluthal. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
3. To resemble; ஒத்தல். இருவர் நூற்கு மொருசிறை தொடங்கி [othal. iruvar nurku morusirai thodangi] (நன். [nan.] 8).
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Toṭaṅku (தொடங்கு) noun probably from தொடக்கு-. [thodakku-.] Fetters; கால்விலங்கு. [kalvilangu.] Pond.
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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