Apattu, Āpattu: 2 definitions
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Apattu means something in 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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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusĀpattu (ಆಪತ್ತು):—
1) [noun] a danger; misfortune; calamity; affliction.
2) [noun] ಆಪತ್ತಿಗೆ ಆದವನೆ ನೆಂಟ [apattige adavane nemta] āpattige ādavane neṇṭa he who helps in times of need, is the real friend; a friend in need is a friend indeed; ಆಪತ್ತಿಗೆ ಹರಕೆ ಸಂಪತ್ತಿಗೆ ಮರೆವು [apattige harake sampattige marevu] āpattige harake, sampattige marevu vows made in storms are forgotten in calms; some are atheists only in fair weather.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconĀpattu (ஆபத்து) noun < ā-pad. Misfortune, danger, calamity, distress, adversity; விபத்து. [vipathu.]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Apattuvadu, Apattuvan.
Ends with (+8): Aka-purapattu, Anuvapattu, Badapattu, Calapattu, Carapattu, Citrapattu, Dokkarapattu, Gaudapattu, Intira-varnapattu, Japattu, Kacarpapattu, Kapattu, Kitapattu, Meka-vannapattu, Napattu, Navapattu, Olapattu, Palayapattu, Paleyapattu, Palyapattu.
Full-text: Avattiriyam, Apada, Tannirkkantam, Pakataitappu, Apatamaru, Apatkala, Apatu, Amavacaikkantam, Anayam, Velliti, Calakantam, Apatam, Vipatti, Puttu, Tattu.
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