Key: 2 definitions

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Key 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

Key (ಕೆಯ್):—

1) [verb] to do, perform (an action etc.) to carry out; to fulfil.

2) [verb] to cultivate a) to prepare and use (soil or land) for growing crops; to till; b) to break up the surface soil around (plants) in order to destroy weeds, prevent crusting, and preserve moisture; c) to grow (plants or crops) from seeds, bulbs, shoots, etc.

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Key (ಕೆಯ್):—

1) [noun] the part of the human body attached to the end of the forearm, including the wrist, palm, fingers, and thumb; the hand.

2) [noun] a long, flexible snout or proboscis, as of an elephant.

3) [noun] any of the slender pointer, usu. turning on a pivot, as in a compass, clock, speedometer or other gauge; a needle.

4) [noun] an instrument, usu. of metal, for moving the bolt of a lock and thus locking or unlocking something; a key.

5) [noun] any woody extension growing from the trunk or main stem or from a main limb, of a tree or shrub; a branch.

6) [noun] something intermediate through which something is done, passed, conveyed, etc.

7) [noun] that which can be easily or conveniently used.

8) [noun] the act or an instance of helping; a help; assistance; aid.

9) [noun] any of the thin lines or beams, of light that appear to come from a bright source; a ray.

10) [noun] a rough linear measure, approx. equal to the length from the tip of the middle finger of one hand to the tip of the middle finger of another when stretched apart.

11) [noun] quality of character which enables a person to face danger with boldness or fortitude; courage, bravery; valour.

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Key (ಕೆಯ್):—[noun] the act of beautifying or enhancing the beauty by adorning with ornaments, etc.

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Key (ಕೆಯ್):—

1) [noun] a piece of cleared land, set off or enclosed, for raising crops; an agricultural land.

2) [noun] any agricultural crop grown; cultivated plants, as a whole.

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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

Key (கெய்) noun A kind of fish; மீன்வகை. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [minvagai. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

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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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