Kampikattu, Kampikaṭṭu, Kampi-kattu, Kampikāṭṭu: 1 definition

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[«previous next»] — Kampikattu in Tamil glossary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Kampikaṭṭu (கம்பிகட்டு) [kampikaṭṭutal] [kampi-kaṭṭu] transitive verb < idem. +.

1. To form or make the border of a cloth, as a dyer; ஆடைக்குச் சாயக்கரையிடுதல். [adaikkus sayakkaraiyiduthal.]

2. To make a narrow moulding; எழுதகவேலைசெய்தல். [ezhuthagavelaiseythal.]

3. To fasten with wire, as a jewel, an umbrella; கம்பியால் அணிகலன்கட்கு முத்துமுதலியவை கட்டு தல். [kambiyal anigalankadku muthumuthaliyavai kattu thal.]

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Kampikāṭṭu (கம்பிகாட்டு) [kampikāṭṭutal] [kampi-kāṭṭu] intransitive verb < idem. +. See கம்பிநீட்டு-. [kambinittu-.] Local usage

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