Adirpu: 1 definition

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Adirpu (ಅದಿರ್ಪು):—

1) [verb] to cause to move backwards and forwards or up and down in quick, short movements; to shake; to cause to quiver.

2) [verb] to reduce the force of (something) or to prevent (something) from existing or developing; to subdue; to beat; to crush; to overwhelm.

3) [verb] to offend, do wrong, overstep, rebel, disobey, infringe, take the law into one’s own hands, break the law; to fly in the face of the law; to transgress; to violate.

4) [verb] to poke (as with a stick); 5) to goad or urge forward; to instigate; to stimulate; to incite.

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Adirpu (ಅದಿರ್ಪು):—

1) [noun] the act vibrating or state of being vibrated; vibration; tremulousness.

2) [noun] an abrupt, short, jerky movement; a jolt.

3) [noun] 'an unpleasant emotion or thought that one has when frightened or worried by something dangerous, painful, unpleasant or bad that is happening or might happen: fear; alarm.'

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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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