Acatu, Acaṭu: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconAcaṭu (அசடு) noun < a-caṭu. [K. asaḍu.]
1. Stupidity; மெளட்டியம். அறிவுளோர் தமக்கும் யாதோ ரசட்து வருமேயாகில் [melattiyam. arivulor thamakkum yatho rasadthu varumeyagil] (விவேகசிந்தாமணியில் [vivegasindamaniyil] 64).
2. Fool; மூடன். அந்த அசடு எங்கே [mudan. antha asadu enge]? Colloq.
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Acaṭu (அசடு) noun probably from அசடு¹. [asadu¹.] cf. அசறு. [asaru.] Small splinter, loose, uneven portion of a surface as of a plate of metal or of a finger nail, scab as of a wound; உலோகமுதலியவற்றிற் பெய ரும் பொருக்கு. [ulogamuthaliyavarrir peya rum porukku.]
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Acaṭu (அசடு) noun cf. கசடு. [kasadu.] Fault; குற்றம். [kurram.] (W.)
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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Starts with: Acatura, Acaturam, Acature, Acaturya, Acaturyya, Acatutattu, Acatuvali.
Ends with: Addacatu, Agacatu, Aracatu, Bakulabharanacatu, Bhasakacatu, Combadacatu, Enneykkacatu, Kacatu, Kumacatu, Pacatu, Pancacatu, Saccidanandacatu.
Full-text: Acatutattu, Acattuccirippu, Icatu, Acattuppicattenal, Acatuvali.
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