"மிளகு" meaning in Tamil

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Noun

IPA: /miɭaɡɯ/, /miɭahɯ/ Audio: Ta-மிளகு.ogg
Etymology: Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *miḷVku. Cognate with Malayalam മുളക് (muḷakŭ). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|ta|dra-pro|*miḷVku|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Dravidian *miḷVku, {{inh+|ta|dra-pro|*miḷVku}} Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *miḷVku, {{cog|ml|മുളക്}} Malayalam മുളക് (muḷakŭ) Head templates: {{ta-noun|tr=miḷaku}} மிளகு • (miḷaku) Inflection templates: {{ta-decl|num=sg}} Forms: miḷaku [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], மிளகு [nominative, singular], - [nominative, plural], மிளகே [singular, vocative], - [plural, vocative], மிளகை [accusative, singular], - [accusative, plural], மிளகுக்கு [dative, singular], - [dative, plural], மிளகுக்காக [benefactive, singular], - [benefactive, plural], மிளகுடைய [error-unrecognized-form, singular], - [error-unrecognized-form, plural], மிளகின் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], மிளகில் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], மிளகிடம் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], மிளகோடு [error-unrecognized-form, singular], மிளகுடன் [error-unrecognized-form, singular], மிளகால் [instrumental, singular], - [instrumental, plural], மிளகிலிருந்து [ablative, singular], - [ablative, plural]
  1. black pepper, peppercorns
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