Curuku: 1 definition
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusCuruku (ಚುರುಕು):—
1) [adjective] cutting; able to cut or pierce easily and effectively; sharp; keen; acute.
2) [adjective] clever, intelligent, smart.
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Curuku (ಚುರುಕು):—
1) [noun] the quality that makes a thing (as the blade of a knife) suitable for use in cutting or piercing; sharpness.
2) [noun] a thing that is biting. piercing or sharp, keen, etc.
3) [noun] the quality of a person who is quick in grasping, thinking or learning; dexterousness; adroitness.
4) [noun] excessive heat of fire or bodily heat.
5) [noun] the ability or quality of being quick; quickness; nimbleness; agility.
6) [noun] dearness in price.
7) [noun] sharp, biting or smarting pain or sensation (caused by a slapping, whipping, poignant or pungent remark, etc.).
8) [noun] ಚುರುಕುಮಾಡು [curukumadu] curuku māḍu = ಚುರುಕುಗೊಳಿಸು [curukugolisu]; ಚುರುಕುಮುಟ್ಟಿಸು [curukumuttisu] curuku muṭṭisu to punish, by beating; 2. (fig.) to cause pain by scolding, condemning sharply; ಚುರುಕು ಮೆಣಸಿನಕಾಯಿ [curuku menasinakayi] curuku meṇasina kāyi the plant Capsicum minimum of Solanaceae family; 2. its small but very hot pod; needle pepper; 3. (fig.) a small boy or girl, small in stature but very sharp, intelligent and active.
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Cuṟuku (ಚುಱುಕು):—
1) [adjective] cutting; able to cut or pierce easily and effectively; sharp; keen; acute.
2) [adjective] clever, intelligent, smart.
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Cuṟuku (ಚುಱುಕು):—
1) [noun] the quality that makes a thing (as the blade of a knife) suitable for use in cutting or piercing; sharpness.
2) [noun] a thing that is biting. piercing or sharp, keen, etc.
3) [noun] the quality of a person who is quick in grasping, thinking or learning; dexterousness; adroitness.
4) [noun] excessive heat of fire or bodily heat.
5) [noun] the ability or quality of being quick; quickness; nimbleness; agility.
6) [noun] dearness in price.
7) [noun] sharp, biting or smarting pain or sensation (caused by a slapping, whipping, poignant or pungent remark, etc.).
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Curukugolisu, Curukutana.
Ends with: Nencuruku.
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