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hand-to-mouth meaning in Tamil

கஷ்ட சீவனமுடைய

hand-to-mouth in Tamil: கஷ்ட சீவனமுடைய, போதும் போதாத, அன்றாடம் தள்ளிக்கொண்டு போகிற நிலையில், போதும் போதாமல். In English, hand-to-mouth means involving immediate consumption (especially of food) with no provision for the future; having barely enough to survive, in poverty.

Tamil words for hand-to-mouth

கஷ்ட சீவனமுடைய, போதும் போதாத, அன்றாடம் தள்ளிக்கொண்டு போகிற நிலையில், போதும் போதாமல்

English meaning of hand-to-mouth

  1. adjective Involving immediate consumption (especially of food) with no provision for the future; having barely enough to survive, in poverty.

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Questions about hand-to-mouth in Tamil

What is the meaning of hand-to-mouth in Tamil?
Hand-to-mouth in Tamil is கஷ்ட சீவனமுடைய, போதும் போதாத, அன்றாடம் தள்ளிக்கொண்டு போகிற நிலையில், போதும் போதாமல்.
hand-to-mouth என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Hand-to-mouth: கஷ்ட சீவனமுடைய, போதும் போதாத, அன்றாடம் தள்ளிக்கொண்டு போகிற நிலையில், போதும் போதாமல்.
What does hand-to-mouth mean in English?
Hand-to-mouth means involving immediate consumption (especially of food) with no provision for the future; having barely enough to survive, in poverty.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: hand-to-mouth (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: hand-to-mouth (page history and authors). 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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