Kalalu, Kaḻālu: 2 definitions

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Kalalu 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

Kalalu (ಕಲಲು):—[noun] the condition of being deteriorated or useless; deterioration; a wasting away; spoilt condition.

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Kaḷalu (ಕಳಲು):—[verb] = ಕಳಲ್ [kalal].

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Kaḷalu (ಕಳಲು):—

1) [noun] milk that is coagulated; curds.

2) [noun] the watery part of the curd remaining after the butter is churned and taken out; butter-milk.

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Kaḷalu (ಕಳಲು):—[noun] = ಕಳಲೆ [kalale].

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Kaḻalu (ಕೞಲು):—[noun] = ಕೞಲ್ [kalal]4.

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Kālāḷu (ಕಾಲಾಳು):—[noun] a member of a contingent of foot-soldiers; a foot-soldier.

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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

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Kaḻālu (கழாலு) [kaḻālutal] probably from 5 intransitive verb < idem. To become loose; நெகிழ்தல். கழாலுகின்ற பல் காழுடை மேகலை [negizhthal. kazhaluginra pal kazhudai megalai] (கந்தபு. திருக்கல். [kanthapu. thirukkal.] 15).

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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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