Cittu, Ciṭṭu, Cīṭṭu: 2 definitions
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusCiṭṭu (ಚಿಟ್ಟು):—[adjective] of limited size; of comparatively restricted dimensions; not big; little; small.
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Ciṭṭu (ಚಿಟ್ಟು):—
1) [noun] any small-sized bird.
2) [noun] a small pawn used in the game of dice.
3) [noun] a dice small size.
4) [noun] a small piece, fragment of a whole.
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Ciṭṭu (ಚಿಟ್ಟು):—
1) [noun] extreme dislike or distaste; aversion; antipathy; repugnance.
2) [noun] ಚಿಟ್ಟು ಹಿಡಿಸು [cittu hidisu] ciṭṭu hiḍisu to talk about or do something for a long time in a way that is boring to another or others.
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Cittu (ಚಿತ್ತು):—
1) [noun] the state of being conscious; pure consciousness.
2) [noun] the totality of one’s thoughts, feelings, and impressions; conscious mind.
3) [noun] a spirit or being that is conscious or intelligent.
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Cittu (ಚಿತ್ತು):—
1) [noun] a stain, blur or smear (caused while writing); a dirty spot (in written or printed passage).
2) [noun] a mark ( X or \ ) indicating deletion of a word, words, sentence, etc. in a written or printed passage.
3) [noun] a rough or preliminary piece of writing.
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Cittu (ಚಿತ್ತು):—
1) [noun] (in wrestling) a falling on the back, considered as one’s defeat; a back-fall.
2) [noun] a turning of the cards (in a card game) (to show one’s set of them).
3) [noun] (fig.) a complete defeat; ಚಿತ್ತು ಮಾಡು [cittu madu]1 cittu māḍu to make a blot; spread ink, dye, etc., in a stain; to blot.
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Cittu (ಚಿತ್ತು):—
1) [noun] the tree Strychnos potatorum of Loganiaceae family; clearing nut tree.
2) [noun] its nut used for clearing water; clearing nut; ಚಿತ್ತು ಮಾಡು [cittu madu]2 cittu māḍu to fell one’s opponent in wrestling on his back; to defeat.
3) [noun] to show one’s set of cards.
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 LexiconCiṭṭu (சிட்டு) noun perhaps from சிறு-மை. [siru-mai.]
1. [K. ciṭṭu, Travancore usage citte.] Anything little, small; அற்பம். [arpam.] (W.)
2. [Telugu: jiṭṭa.] See சிட்டுக்குருவி. [sittukkuruvi.]
3. See சிட்டுக்குடுமி. [sittukkudumi.] (W.)
4. Hair grown about the ears; சிலுப்பாக்குடுமி. [siluppakkudumi.] (W.)
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Ciṭṭu (சிட்டு) noun < śiṣṭa. See சிட்டம்² [sittam²], 1. சிட்டாய சிட்டற்கே [sittaya sittarke] (திருவாசகம் [thiruvasagam] 10, 7).
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Cittu (சித்து) noun < cit.
1. Intellect, intelligence; அறிவு. சித்தென வருமறைச் சிரத்திற் றேறிய [arivu. sithena varumarais sirathir reriya] (கம்பராமாயணம் இரணியன். [kambaramayanam iraniyan.] 60).
2. Intelligent being; அறிவுடைப் பொருள். (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [arivudaip porul. (sudamaninigandu)]
3. Soul; ஆன்மா. சித்த சித்தொ டீசனென்று [anma. sitha sitho disanenru] (மகாபாரதம் பதினைந்தாம். [magaparatham pathinaintham.] 1).
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Cittu (சித்து) noun < siddhi.
1. Supernatural power. See சித்தி² [sithi²],
2. 2. Magic; மாயவித்தை. [mayavithai.] Colloq.
3. A constituent theme of kalampakam appearing to be a magician’s brag but really signifying ordinary things; இரசவாதிகள் தம் திற மையைத் தலைவனுக்கு எடுத்துக் கூறுவதாக ஓர்பொருள் தோன்றுமாறு அமைக்கப்படும் கலம்பகத்தின் உறுப்பு. [irasavathigal tham thira maiyaith thalaivanukku eduthug kuruvathaga orporul thonrumaru amaikkappadum kalambagathin uruppu.] (பன்னிருபாட்டியல் [pannirupattiyal] 211.)
4. Sacrifice; யாகம். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [yagam. (pingalagandu)]
5. Success; வெற்றி. (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [verri. (sudamaninigandu)]
6. A masquerade dance; ஒருவகை வரிக்கூத்து. [oruvagai varikkuthu.] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 3, 13, உரை. [urai.])
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Cittu (சித்து) noun < Urdu citti. [K. cittu.] Blot, erasure; எழுத்தடிப்பு. [ezhuthadippu.] (C. G.)
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Cittu (சித்து) noun < சிற்றாள். [sirral.] Assisting hand of a bricklayer, distinct from kottu; கொத்தனுக்கு உதவி செய்யும் சிற்றாள். [kothanukku uthavi seyyum sirral.] Local usage
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Cīṭṭu (சீட்டு) noun < Urdu ciṭṭhi. [K. cīṭi, M. Travancore usage cīṭu.]
1. Note, letter, scrap of paper or ola containing a memorandum, pass, ticket; எழுத்துக்குறிப்பு. [ezhuthukkurippu.]
2. Voucher, bond, document, promissory note; பத்திரம். [pathiram.]
3. Association chit fund where the sum total of the premiums in each instalment is assigned either to the lowest bidder or to one whose name is decided by drawing lots; கூட்டுச்சீட்டு நிதி. [kuttuchittu nithi.]
4. Playing-cards; விளையாடும் சீட்டு. [vilaiyadum sittu.]
5. List; ஜாப்தா. நூற் றொரு பேதமாய் விரியுமென்று பாடியகாரர் சீட்டுக் கொடுப்பர் [japtha. nur roru pethamay viriyumenru padiyagarar sittug koduppar] (பிரயோகவிவேகம் [pirayogavivegam] 17, உரை [urai]).
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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