Alakukattu, Alakukaṭṭu, Alaku-kattu, Aḻakukāṭṭu: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Alakukaṭṭu (அலகுகட்டு) [alakukaṭṭutal] [alaku-kaṭṭu] transitive verb < அலகு [alagu] +.

1. To charm; மந்திரத்தால் வாயைக்கட்டு தல். [manthirathal vayaikkattu thal.] (R.)

2. To render the sword powerless by enchantment; வாளின்வெட்டை மந்திரத்தால் வீணாக்குதல். [valinvettai manthirathal vinakkuthal.] (W.)

3. To settle accounts; கணக் குத்தீர்த்தல். [kanag kuthirthal.] (W.)

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Aḻakukāṭṭu (அழகுகாட்டு) [aḻakukāṭṭutal] [aḻaku-kāṭṭu] intransitive verb < அழகு [azhagu] +. To mimic, make faces at; அங்கசேஷ் டைகளால் பரிகசித்தல். [angasesh daigalal parigasithal.]

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