Canu, Caṉu, Cāṉu: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconCaṉu (சனு) noun < Telugu tcanuvu.
1. Favourite, acquaintance; வேண்டியவ-ன்-ள். செகராச சனு வென்ன [vendiyava-n-l. segarasa sanu venna] (குமரேசசதகம் [kumaresasathagam] 60).
2. Favour; தயை. [thayai.] Local usage
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Caṉu (சனு) noun < janus. Birth; பிறப்பு. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [pirappu. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
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Cāṉu (சானு) noun < sānu. (பிங்கலகண்டு [pingalagandu])
1. Foot of a mountain; தாழ்வரை. [thazhvarai.]
2. Mountain, hill; வைத்திய மலையகராதி [vaithiya malaiyagarathi]
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Cāṉu (சானு) noun < jānu. Knee; முழந்தாள். சானு வளவா வரிது கண்டனர் [muzhanthal. sanu valava varithu kandanar] (கந்தபு. திருவி. [kanthapu. thiruvi.] 90).
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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Starts with: Canucanti, Canucaptami, Canudeiro, Canudo, Canuela, Canuela alta, Canuela descollada, Canuka, Canukam, Canukkirakam, Canum, Canunkuvukai, Canupokattar, Canura, Canuramalla, Canuramardana, Canuramardin, Canurasudana, Canuto.
Ends with: Acanu, Aimcanu, Baccanu, Carcanu, Huccanu, Jiu-samcanu, Kharcanu, Khumcanu, Kulcanu, Maccanu, Pahumcanu, Paumcanu.
Full-text (+2): Sanu, Sanu Sutta, Chanu, Hoary fleabane, Sanupradesha, Sanu chimal, Sanu kans, Sanutala, Canucanti, Sanumata, Sanu-pureni, Erigeron canus, Sanu-kapase, Canucaptami, Shasha, Sahya, Helianthus petiolaris, Sanuni, Kan, Udakadayaka.
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