Kittu, Kiṭṭu: 2 definitions
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKiṭṭu (ಕಿಟ್ಟು):—
1) [verb] to come into physical contact with; to reach by hand; to touch.
2) [verb] to daub with something greasy, oily, etc.; to smear; to anoint.
3) [verb] to come to hand; to be received; to be got; ಕಿಟ್ಟಿಕೊಳ್ಳು [kittikollu] k iṭṭikoḷḷu to press together firmly.
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Kiṭṭu (ಕಿಟ್ಟು):—[noun] = ಕಿಟ್ಟ [kitta]2.
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Kittu (ಕಿತ್ತು):—
1) [verb] '[rightly,ಕೀೞು, [kilu,] p.p. of ಕೀೞು [kilu] is wrongly used in the sence of its root ] to pull or pluck out (something that is planted or pierced into).'2) [verb] ಕಿತ್ತಿಕೊಳ್ [kittikol] kittikoḷ (rightly ಕಿತ್ತುಕೊಳ್ [kittukol]) to pull out ( as one’s hair); 2. to grasp or seize suddenly (without warning); to snatch; ಕಿತ್ತಿಹಾಕು [kittihaku] kittihāku (rightly ಕಿತ್ತುಹಾಕು [kittuhaku]) to remove; to take off.
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 LexiconKiṭṭu (கிட்டு) [kiṭṭutal] 5 verb [Kanarese, Malayalam: kiṭṭu.] intransitive
1. To draw near, in time or place; சமீபமாதல். தீவினை கிட்டிய போதினில் [samipamathal. thivinai kittiya pothinil] (கம்பராமாயணம் விபீடண. [kambaramayanam vipidana.] 67).
2. To be on friendly terms with, closely related to; உறவு நெருங்குதல். [uravu nerunguthal.]
3. To be attained, accomplished; கிடைத்தல். கிட்டாதாயின் வெட்டென மற. (கொன்றைவே.). [kidaithal. kittathayin vettena mara. (konraive.).]
4. To be clenched, as the teeth in lock jaw; பல்முதலியன ஒன்றுடனொன்று பூண்டு இறுகுதல். [palmuthaliyana onrudanonru pundu iruguthal.] — transitive
1. [Telugu: kiṭṭu.] To approach; அணுகுதல். அவ்வூரைக்கிட்டினான். [anuguthal. avvuraikkittinan.]
2. To attack, meet; எதிர்த்தல். [ethirthal.]
3. To tie, bind; கட்டு தல். (சூடாமணிநிகண்டு) [kattu thal. (sudamaninigandu)]
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Kittu (கித்து) [kittutal] 5 intransitive verb [Malayalam: kittu.] To hop, leap about on one leg, as boys in the game of kinti-y-aṭittal; ஒற்றைக்காலால் தாவி நடத்தல். கித்தி நின்றாடு மரிவையர் [orraikkalal thavi nadathal. kithi ninradu marivaiyar] (திருவிசை. கருவூ. திருக்கீழ்க். [thiruvisai. karuvu. thirukkizhk.] 11).
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: Kittugabbuna, Kittukil, Kittul, Kittuligavi, Kittumanam, Kittumini, Kittur, Kittusir.
Ends with: Alakukittu, Ankittu, Bukkittu, Inkittu, Kalankittu, Takittu, Talakittu, Tekittu, Ukkittu.
Full-text: Kittumanam, Par-kittunoy, Kitta, Kalankittu, Kittinar, Gudicape, Alakukittu, Kittapparvai, Kittimutti, Kuraipper, Kittamutta, Kittikkol, Kilu, Kelumu, Kitti, Veppu, Kintu, Ettu, Natu.
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