Citu, Ciṭu, Cītu: 2 definitions

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Ciṭu (ಚಿಟು):—[noun] the sharp, repeated sound (as of blasting mustard seeds being fried).

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Ciṭu (ಚಿಟು):—[adjective] of limited size; of comparatively restricted dimensions; not big; little; small.

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Ciṭu (ಚಿಟು):—

1) [noun] any bird of very small size.

2) [noun] a small pawn used in the game of dice.

3) [noun] a dice of small size.

4) [noun] a small piece, fragment of a whole.

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Cīṭu (ಚೀಟು):—[noun] = ಚೀಟಿ [citi]1.

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Cīṭu (ಚೀಟು):—[noun] = ಚೀಟಿ [citi]2.

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Cīṭu (ಚೀಟು):—[adjective] of limited size; of comparatively restricted dimensions; not big; little; small.

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Cīṭu (ಚೀಟು):—

1) [noun] any bird of very small size.

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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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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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Cīṭu (சீடு) noun < Telugu cīḍu. [K. ciṭaku.] (Weaving) Skein of thread = 8 kuñcam; நெசவில் உபயோகிக் கும் எட்டுக்குஞ்சவளவு நீளமுள்ள நூற்கண்டு. [nesavil upayogik kum ettukkunchavalavu nilamulla nurkandu.]

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Cītu (சீது) noun < śīdhu. A spirituous liquor; மது. சீதுபருகிக் கடிசிறைக்கொடு [mathu. sithuparugik kadisiraikkodu] (இரகுவமிசம் தேனுவந். [iraguvamisam thenuvan.] 7).

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Cītu (சீது) noun < sīsa. Tin; ஈயம். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [iyam. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

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Cīṭu (சீடு) [cīṭutal] 5 transitive verb To cover; மூடுதல். பொடிசீடின தணல்போலேயிருக்கை [muduthal. podisidina thanalpoleyirukkai] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் திருச்சந்த. [nalayira thivyappirapandam thiruchantha.] 9, வ்யா. பக். [vya. pag.] 29).

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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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