Gamtalu, Gaṃṭalu, Gantalu, Gaṇṭalu: 1 definition

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Gaṃṭalu (ಗಂಟಲು):—

1) [noun] the front part of the neck.

2) [noun] the upper part of the passage leading from the mouth and nose to the stomach and lungs; the throat.

3) [noun] sound made through the mouth, esp. by human beings in talking, singing, etc.; voice4) [noun] ಗಂಟಲು ಒಡೆ [gamtalu ode] gaṇṭalu oḍe (voice of boys) to become hoarse (on entering their teen age); ಗಂಟಲ ಕುಹರ [gamtala kuhara] gaṇṭala kuhara = ಗಂಟಲ ಕುಳಿ [gamtala kuli]; ಗಂಟಲ ಕುಳಿ [gamtala kuli] gaṇṭala kuḷi the muscular and membranous cavity of the alimentary canal leading from the mouth and nasal passages to the larynx and oesophagus; the pharynx;ಗಂಟಲ ಗಾಣ [gamtala gana] gaṇṭala gāṇa = ಗಂಟಲ ಗಾಳ [gamtala gala]; ಗಂಟಲ ಗಾಳ [gamtala gala] gaṇṭala gāḷa (fig.) a device, technique or person used as fatal instrument or which proves to be deadly to another; ಗಂಟಲ ಮಣಿ [gamtala mani] gaṇṭala maṇi the projection formed in men in the front of the throat by the thyroid cartilage; ಒಂದೇ ಗಂಟಲಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಾಣ ಇಟ್ಟುಕೊಂಡಿರು [omde gamtalalli prana ittukomdiru] ondē gaṇṭalalli prāṇa iṭṭukoṇḍiru (said of two person) to be very close, intimate; to be cheek by jowl; ಗಂಟಲಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಅನ್ನ [gamtalinalli anna]/ನೀರು ಇಳಿಯದಿರು [niru iliyadiru] gaṇṭalinalli anna/nīru iḷiyadiru to be not able to have one’s food in the normal manner, as from grief, emotion, etc.; ಗಂಟಲು ಕೊಯ್ಯು [gamtalu koyyu] gaṇṭalu koyyu to cheat ruthlessly; ಗಂಟಲು ದೊಡ್ಡದು ಮಾಡು [gamtalu doddadu madu] gaṇṭalu doḍḍadu māḍu to shout aloud; ಗಂಟಲು ಹರಿದುಕೊ [gamtalu hariduko] gaṇṭalu hariduko to speak, advice in vain.

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Gaṃṭalu (ಗಂಟಲು):—[noun] a complex,. perplexing, not-easy-solve situation.

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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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