Emtu, Eṃṭu, Entu, Eṇṭu, Ēntu: 2 definitions
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusEṃṭu (ಎಂಟು):—
1) [adjective] totalling one more than seven; eight.
2) [adjective] ಎಂಟುವರ್ಷಕ್ಕೆ ನನ್ನ ಮಗ ದಂಟು ಅಂದ [emtuvarshakke nanna maga damtu amda] eṇṭu varṣakke nanna maga daṇṭu anda (prov.) (said of a dull witted child) he had passed his teens by the time he could know A is the first letter of the alphabet.
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Eṃṭu (ಎಂಟು):—[noun] the cardinal number between seven and nine; 8.
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Eṃtu (ಎಂತು):—
1) [adverb] in what manner or way; by what means; how.
2) [adverb] for what reason or purpose; why.
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 LexiconEntu (எந்து) adverb [K. entu.]
1. How? எப்படி. செயலாம் வழிமற்றெந்தோ [eppadi. seyalam vazhimarrentho] (தணிகைப்புராணம் பிரம. [thanigaippuranam pirama.] 4).
2. [Telugu, Malayalam: endu.] What? என்ன. அதெந்து வே யென்றருளாயே [enna. athenthu ve yenrarulaye] (திருவாசகம் [thiruvasagam] 29).
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Ēntu (ஏந்து) [ēntutal] 5 verb [Malayalam: ēndu.] transitive
1. To stretch out the hands; கைநீட்டுதல். நீ தர நான் ஏந்தி வாங்கினேன். [kainittuthal. ni thara nan enthi vanginen.]
2. To receive in the hands; கையிலெடுத்தல். நீரை ஏந்திப் பருகினான். [kaiyileduthal. nirai enthip paruginan.]
3. To hold in the hands; தாங்குதல். அடிமை படிக்கத்தை ஏந்தி நின்றான். [thanguthal. adimai padikkathai enthi ninran.]
4. To hold up, as an umbrella; to carry in the hand, as a weapon; தரித்தல். அங்குசபாசமேந்தி (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [tharithal. angusapasamenthi (sudamaninigandu)]
5. To support, as a beam; சுமத்தல். உத்திரத்தைத் தூண் ஏந்திநிற்கிறது. [sumathal. uthirathaith thun enthinirkirathu.] — intransitive
1. To rise high; to be elevated; ஓங்கு தல். நில னேந்திய விசும்பும் [ongu thal. nilagesi nenthiya visumbum] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 2, 2).
2. To be eminent, excellent, exalted, of fine quality; சிறத்தல். ஏந்தியகொள்கையார்சீறின் [sirathal. enthiyagolkaiyarsirin] (திருக்குறள் [thirukkural], 899).
3. To be abundant; மிகுதல். [miguthal.] (தொல். பொ. [thol. po.] 543, உரை. [urai.])
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Ēntu (ஏந்து) noun cf. ஏந்தல். [enthal.] Convenience; சௌகரியம். [saugariyam.] Pond.
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: Emtugey, Emtuhittu, Emtum, Emtutu.
Ends with: Argemtu, Demtu, Gavarmemtu, Gemtu, Hadinemtu, Iremtu, Kadugemtu, Manikagemtu, Nemtu, Padinemtu, Parlimemtu, Pepparamemtu, Pepparmemtu, Simemtu, Tentu.
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