Pallu, Pallū, Paḷḷu: 3 definitions

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Pallu means something in Hindi, Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Pallū (पल्लू):—(nm) extremity of a female garment (sari:) used as a head-cover.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Pallu (ಪಲ್ಲು):—

1) [noun] 'any of a set of hard, bonelike structures set in the jaws of most vertebrates and used for biting, tearing, and chewing: a tooth.'2) [noun] any of a series of teeth on the rim of a wheel, for transmitting or receiving motion by fitting between the teeth of another wheel; gear tooth; a cog.

3) [noun] any of the crosspieces constituting the steps of a ladder; a rung.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Pallu (பல்லு) noun See பல்². [pal².]

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Paḷḷu (பள்ளு) noun See பள். [pal.]

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Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.

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