Kaikuttu, Kaikūṭṭu, Kaikkuttu: 2 definitions

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Kaikuttu means something in Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kaikuttu (ಕೈಕುತ್ತು):—

1) [verb] to strike (heavily) with the fist.

2) [verb] (fig.) to start taking (one’s) meal; to commence eating.

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Kaikuttu (ಕೈಕುತ್ತು):—[noun] a heavy blow or punch with the fist.

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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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Tamil dictionary

[«previous next»] — Kaikuttu in Tamil glossary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Kaikkuttu (கைக்குத்து) [kai-kuttu] noun < idem. +. [Malayalam: kaikkuttu.] Blow with the fist, cuff in boxing; கைமுட்டியால் தாக்குகை. கைக்குத்ததுபடலும் [kaimuttiyal thakkugai. kaikkuthathupadalum] (கம்பராமாயணம் முதற்போ. [kambaramayanam mutharpo.] 176).

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Kaikūṭṭu (கைகூட்டு) [kaikūṭṭutal] [kai-kūṭṭu] transitive verb < idem. +. See கைகூப்பு-. வணங்கித் தன் கைகூட்டினளாகி [kaiguppu-. vanangith than kaiguttinalagi] (பெருங்கதை வத்தவ. [perungathai vathava.] 13, 34-35).

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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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