Bayikattu, Bāyikaṭṭu, Bayi-kattu, Bāyi-kaṭṭu: 1 definition

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Bayikattu in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Bāyikaṭṭu (ಬಾಯಿಕಟ್ಟು):—

1) [verb] to silence a person.

2) [verb] to bind a person by his or her promise.

3) [verb] to control one’s inclination for tasty food.

4) [verb] to close the mouth of a vessel with a cloth or to tie the mouth of a bag with a string, thread, etc.

5) [verb] (one’s ability to talk) to get hindered or lost (temporarily).

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Bāyikaṭṭu (ಬಾಯಿಕಟ್ಟು):—

1) [noun] a device fitted to the mouth of some animals as a cow, dog, etc.

2) [noun] the act of silencing a person by shouting vehemently.

3) [noun] a cloth with which the mouth of a container is closed, by spreading it tightly over.

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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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