Jabbu: 1 definition
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusJabbu (ಜಬ್ಬು):—
1) [verb] to crush or grind with the teeth; to chew; to masticate.
2) [verb] to draw (liquid) into the mouth by creating a vacuum or partial vacuum with the lips, cheeks, and tongue; to suck.
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Jabbu (ಜಬ್ಬು):—
1) [verb] to snub another down with movement of one’s eyes or brows.
2) [verb] to express one’s feelings, sentiments moving one’s eye-brows.
3) [verb] to tend, curl one’s moustaches.
4) [verb] to beat or strike heavily with the fist, stick, etc.
5) [verb] to throw, hurl (something) away or out.
6) [verb] to treat (another) contemptuously; to look down; to slight.
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Jabbu (ಜಬ್ಬು):—[noun] a man who is feeble and infirm from old age.
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Jabbu (ಜಬ್ಬು):—
1) [noun] the act of reprimanding, scolding, chiding, etc.
2) [noun] a moving of one’s eyebrows expressing or conveying a feeling or sentiment, as in dance.
3) [noun] the quality of being overbearing, arrogant or domineering; imperiousness.
4) [noun] ostentatious show to impress others.
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Jabbu (ಜಬ್ಬು):—[noun] an inflamed spots or blister on the skin as in the case of leprosy.
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Jabbu (ಜಬ್ಬು):—[noun] a small contrivance by which the tonal qualities of a vīṇe string can be adjusted.
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: Jabbuduli, Jabbul, Jabbula, Jabbuli, Jabbulu, Jabburu-korlai-hullu, Jabburukorlehullu.
Ends with: Kumbarajabbu.
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