cough meaning in Tamil
இருமு irumu
/kɒf//kɔf/
cough in Tamil: இருமு (irumu), இருமல் (irumal). In English, cough means sometimes followed by up: to force (something) out of the lungs or throat by pushing air from the lungs through the glottis (causing a short, explosive sound), and out through the mouth.
Tamil words for cough
- to push air from the lungs through the glottis (causing a short, explosive sound) and out through the mouth
- இருமு irumu
- sudden, often involuntary expulsion of air from the lungs through the glottis, and out through the mouth
- இருமல் irumal
English meaning of cough
- verb Sometimes followed by up: to force (something) out of the lungs or throat by pushing air from the lungs through the glottis (causing a short, explosive sound), and out through the mouth.
- verb To cause (oneself or something) to be in a certain condition in the manner described in etymology 1 sense 1.1.
- verb To express (words, etc.) in the manner described in etymology 1 sense 1.1.
- verb To surrender (information); to confess.
cough in a sentence
- Sometimes she coughed up blood.
- He almost coughed himself into a fit.
- I breathed in a lungful of smoke by mistake, and started to cough.
Synonyms of cough
cough in other languages
- cough in Hindi
- cough in Marathi
- cough in Urdu
- cough in Bengali
- cough in Telugu
- cough in Malayalam
- cough in Kannada
- cough in Punjabi
- cough in Gujarati
- cough in Odia
- cough in Sanskrit
- cough in Sinhala
- cough in Assamese
- cough in Nepali
- cough in Tagalog
- cough in Arabic
- cough in Malay
- cough in Indonesian
- cough in Persian
- cough in Thai
- cough in Vietnamese
- cough in Myanmar
Questions about cough in Tamil
- What is the meaning of cough in Tamil?
- Cough in Tamil is இருமு (irumu), இருமல் (irumal).
- cough என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
- Cough: இருமு (irumu), இருமல் (irumal).
- What does cough mean in English?
- Cough means sometimes followed by up: to force (something) out of the lungs or throat by pushing air from the lungs through the glottis (causing a short, explosive sound), and out through the mouth.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: cough (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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