Amke, Aṃke, Anke, Aṅke, Aṅkē: 2 definitions

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Aṃke (ಅಂಕೆ):—

1) [noun] an order; a command; a behest.

2) [noun] authority; control; restrraint.

3) [noun] the act of managing or governing by force; coercion.

4) [noun] undue assumption of self-esteem or importance; imperiousness;5) [noun] ಅಂಕೆಯಿಲ್ಲದ ಕಪಿ ಲಂಕೆಯನ್ನು ಸುಟ್ಟಿತು [amkeyillada kapi lamkeyannu suttitu] aŋkeyillada kapi laŋkeyannu suṭṭitu (prov.) lack of control leads to disaster; ಅಂಕೆಯಿಲ್ಲದ ಕುದುರೆ ಅಂಗಳ ಹಾರಿದರೆ, ಮಂಕುದಿಣ್ಣೆ ಮರ ಏರಿ ಕುಳಿತ [amkeyillada kudure amgala haridare, mamkudinne mara eri kulita] aŋkeyillada kudure aŋgaḷa hāridare, maŋkudiṇṇe mara ēri kuḷita (prov.) seeing an impetuous person daring some adventure, a stupid tried blindly to follow the suit; ಅಂಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿದ್ದ ಹೆಣ್ಣು, ಮಜ್ಜಿಗೆಯಲ್ಲಿದ್ದ ಬೆಣ್ಣೆ ಕೆಡುವುದಿಲ್ಲ [amkeyallidda hennu, majjigeyallidda benne keduvudilla] aŋkeyallidda heṇṇu, majjigeyallidda beṇṇe keḍuvudilla (prov.) disciplined daughter will have an undefiled life; ಅಂಕೆಮಾಡಿಕೊ [amkemadiko] aŋkemāḍiko to bring under one’s command; to subjugate; ಅಂಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿಡು [amkeyallidu] aŋkeyalliḍu to keep in check; to control with authority.

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Aṃke (ಅಂಕೆ):—[noun] the act of smearing with an ointment or oil; anointment.

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Aṃke (ಅಂಕೆ):—

1) [noun] a timber supporting the roof; a rigid support; a prop.

2) [noun] confidence; trust; belief.

3) [noun] a strong bar moving on a fixed external point (fulcrum) used with mechanical advantage for moving a heavy burden; a lever.

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Aṃke (ಅಂಕೆ):—

1) [noun] a character denoting a number; a numerical figure.

2) [noun] the act of counting; count; reckoning.

3) [noun] a standard unit to ascertain the quantity, dimensions or amount of; a measure.

4) [noun] a complete account; details of an object or fact.

5) [noun] supposition of what is true; what is judged, in mind as the probable fact or as what would happen; opinion.

6) [noun] a mark with a significance; a sign.

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Aṇke (ಅಣ್ಕೆ):—[noun] act of anointing, oiling, embalming or painting.

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Āṃke (ಆಂಕೆ):—

1) [noun] the act or fact of facing another, boldly, defiantly or antagonistically ; a meeting in hostility; confrontation; a hostile encounter.

2) [noun] a rigid support, as a beam, stake or pole placed under or against a structure or part; a prop.

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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

Aṅkē (அங்கே) adverb < அங்கு. [angu.] There; அங்கு. [angu.]

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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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