Alilu, Aḷilu: 1 definition

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Alilu means something in . 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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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Aḷilu (ಅಳಿಲು):—[noun] the quality or fact of being slippery; a sliding; a slip.

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Aḷilu (ಅಳಿಲು):—

1) [noun] any of a family (Sciuridae) of small rodents living in trees, on the ground or in burrows and usu. having a long bushy tail, squirrel, including flying ones; a squirrel.

2) [noun] ಅಳಿಲು ಏರಿದರೆ ಅರಳಿಮರ ಅಲ್ಲಾಡೀತೆ [alilu eridare aralimara alladite]? aḷilu ēridare araḷimara allāḍīte? (prov.) you cannot scare a mountain by throwing a stone at it.

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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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