Cille: 1 definition

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Cille (ಚಿಲ್ಲೆ):—[noun] a woman of mean nature or immoral principles; an unchaste woman.

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Ciḷḷe (ಚಿಳ್ಳೆ):—

1) [noun] a small wooden piece (of four to five inches in length), tapered at both ends, played by hitting one end of it with a small stick and sending it flying in the air by children.

2) [noun] a movable bone at the front of the human knee; the patella; the knee-cap.

3) [noun] that which is small or little.

4) [noun] a term of endearment calling a child.

5) [noun] (a scornful or playful term) an impudent, unruly child; at brat.

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Ciḷḷe (ಚಿಳ್ಳೆ):—[noun] = ಚಿಲ್ಲೆ [cille].

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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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