Karuku: 2 definitions
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Karuku 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 corpusKaruku (ಕರುಕು):—
1) [noun] that which is burnt to charcoal.
2) [noun] a black paste made by burning the dried skin of plantain fruit, with water, used to have a sectarian mark on the forehead with.
3) [noun] (dial.) the black crust which forms at the bottom of a cooking pot or a frying pan.
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Karuku (ಕರುಕು):—[noun] a kind of finger-ring.
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Karuku (ಕರುಕು):—
1) [noun] (dial.) a very tender coconut.
2) [noun] (dial.) scrapings of such a coconut.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconKaruku (கருகு) [karukutal] 5 intransitive verb < கரு-மை. [karu-mai.]
1. To be scorched, scarred; to blacken by fire or the sun; to be tanned, as the face; நிறங்கறுத்தல். ஒளிகருகா [nirangaruthal. oligaruga] (மகாபாரதம் அருச். தீர்த். [magaparatham arus. thirth.] 5).
2. To turn brown, to wither from lack of water, as plants; பயிர்முதலியன தீதல். [payirmuthaliyana thithal.]
3. To become dark, grow dim; to deepen into night, as the shades of evening twilight; இருளுதல். கருகுகங்குலிற் போத ரும் [iruluthal. karugukangulir potha rum] (உபதேசகாண்டம் கைலை. [upathesagandam kailai.] 46).
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Karuku (கருகு) [karukutal] 5 intransitive verb
1. To be pained; மனம்வருந்துதல். இப்படியிருக்கிறவனை நான் கருக நியமிக்கமாட்டேன் [manamvarunthuthal. ippadiyirukkiravanai nan karuga niyamikkamatten] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் பெரிய.ாழ். [nalayira thivyappirapandam periyazh.] 2, 9, 2, வ்யா. பக். [vya. pag.] 454).
2. To fade; to be famished; வாடுதல். உடல் கருகிப்போயிற்று. [vaduthal. udal karugippoyirru.]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Karukuciga, Karukulam, Karukumalai, Karukumani, Karukummenal, Karukutiga, Karukuvade, Karukuvu.
Ends with: Bajekaruku, Manankaruku.
Full-text: Karukumani, Karugu, Manankaruku, Maiyirul, Karukumalai, Karukkal, Karukku.
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