Guttu, Guṭṭu: 1 definition

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Guṭṭu (ಗುಟ್ಟು):—

1) [noun] a secret a) something kept hidden or unexplained; b) something kept from the knowledge of others or shared only confidentially with a few; c) a method, formula, process or technique used in an art or a manufacturing operation and divulged only to those of one’s own company or craft.

2) [noun] (fig.) innate strength or capacity; something potential; a potentiality.

3) [noun] ಗುಟ್ಟು ಬಿಟ್ಟುಕೊಡು [guttu bittukodu] guṭṭu biṭṭu koḍu to expose one’s secret (esp. in breach of trust); ಗುಟ್ಟು ರಟ್ಟಾಗು [guttu rattagu] guṭṭu raṭṭā gu (a secret) to be divulged; to become known to others; ಗುಟ್ಟು ರಟ್ಟುಮಾಡು [guttu rattumadu] guṭṭu raṭṭu māḍu = ಗುಟ್ಟು ಬಿಟ್ಟುಕೊಡು [guttu bittukodu].

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Guttu (ಗುತ್ತು):—

1) [noun] a mark or symbol having an accepted and specific meaning; an indication; a token; a sign; a mark.

2) [noun] knowledge (of something) got from personal experience or study of it; the state or relation of being acquainted (with someone); acquaintance.

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Guttu (ಗುತ್ತು):—[noun] = ಗುತ್ತ [gutta]1.

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Guttu (ಗುತ್ತು):—[noun] = ಗುತ್ತಿಗೆ [guttige].

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Guttu (ಗುತ್ತು):—[noun] (dial.) a family that is regarded with esteem; a respectable family.

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Guttu (ಗುತ್ತು):—

1) [noun] a striking of one thing against another; a blow; a stroke.

2) [noun] the soil of the earth; earth; land; ground; ಗುತ್ತಿನ ಚೆಂಡು [guttina cemdu] guttina ceṇḍu a game played by children, striking with each other with a ball.

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Guttu (ಗುತ್ತು):—

1) [verb] to strike or punch with the fist.

2) [verb] to pierce (something) with or as with a pointed instrument.

3) [verb] to pass through (something), penetrate into as a sharp instrument does.

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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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