Kunukku, Kuṇukku: 1 definition
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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconKuṇukku (குணுக்கு) [kuṇukkutal] 5 transitive verb (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி [yazhppanathu manippayagarathi])
1. To bend; வளைத்தல். [valaithal.]
2. To powder; நுணுக்குதல். [nunukkuthal.]
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Kuṇukku (குணுக்கு) noun probably from குணுக்கு-. [kunukku-.]
1. An ear-ornament. See கடிப்பிணை. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [kadippinai. (pingalagandu)]
2. Ring of lead or brass suspended in the lobe of the ear to stretch it; செவி வடித்தற்கு இடும் குதம்பை. [sevi vaditharku idum kuthambai.] (சினேந்திரமாலை [sinendiramalai] 109, உரை. [urai.])
3. Lead for a fish-net; மீன்வலையின் ஈயக்குண்டு. [minvalaiyin iyakkundu.] (W.)
4. Silver; வெள்ளி. [velli.] (W.)
5. A kind of sweet-meat; பணியாரவகை. [paniyaravagai.] Local usage
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: Kunukku-thooki, Kunukku-thuki, Kunukkuttati.
Ends with: Valaikkunukku.
Full-text: Kunukkuttati, Valaikkunukku, Kunukku-thooki, Kunukku-thuki, Kununku.
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