Cekku, Cēkku: 2 definitions
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusCekku (ಚೆಕ್ಕು):—[noun] = ಚೆಕ್ಕೆ [cekke].
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Cekku (ಚೆಕ್ಕು):—
1) [noun] a fabric having a pattern of small squares; check.
2) [noun] a comparison, test, examination etc. to ascertain if something is as it should be; a checking.
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Cekku (ಚೆಕ್ಕು):—[noun] a written order, in a formal manner, to a bank to pay or transfer a certain amount of money from one’s account; a cheque.
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 LexiconCekku (செக்கு) noun probably from cakra.
1. [K. cekku.] Oil-press; எண்ணெயாட்டும் எந்திரம். செக்கூர்ந்து கொண்டாருஞ் செய்த பொருளுடையார் [enneyattum enthiram. sekkurnthu kondarugn seytha poruludaiyar] (நாலடியார் [naladiyar], 374).
2. The 24th nakṣatra. See சதயம். (பிங்கலகண்டு) மகயிரஞ்செக்குருடேர் [sathayam. (pingalagandu) magayiranchekkuruder] (விதானமாலை குணாகுண. [vithanamalai kunaguna.] 11).
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Cekku (செக்கு) noun < English Cheque, order on a bank or banker for money; உண்டியல். [undiyal.] Colloq.
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Cēkku (சேக்கு) noun probably from சேக்கை. [sekkai.] Breast milk; மூலைப்பால். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [mulaippal. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
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Cēkku (சேக்கு) noun Sidelock; கன்னக்குடுமி. [kannakkudumi.] Local usage
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Cēkku (சேக்கு) noun
1. Solitary card of any denomination in the hands of a player at a game of cards; சீட்டாட்டத்தில் ஒருவர் கையில் ஒரு சாதியில் தனித்து நிற்குஞ் சீட்டு. [sittattathil oruvar kaiyil oru sathiyil thanithu nirkugn sittu.]
2. Trump-card; துருப்பு. சேக்குராஜா. [thuruppu. sekkuraja.] Local usage
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: Cekkudari, Cekkukkatamai, Cekkukkili, Cekkukkirai, Cekkulaguli, Cekkuli, Cekkumanrati, Cekkumetu, Cekkumuttai, Cekkunni, Cekkupanti, Cekkupantiyinam, Cekkuppulli, Cekkural, Cekkuttuni, Cekkuvettu.
Ends with: Peruncekku, Tilaccekku.
Full-text (+8): Cekkuppulli, Cekkukkatamai, Cekkumanrati, Cekkumuttai, Cek, Cekkukkirai, Peruncekku, Cekkuvettu, Tilakalam, Cekkuttuni, Cekkukkili, Tilappori, Yantirakirakam, Cekkan, Cekkumetu, Cekkatu, Citaicurru, Shek, Tilaccekku, Sekku.
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