Kurutu, Kuruṭu: 3 definitions
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Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryKuruṭu (कुरुटु).—nt., and kuruṭāvi (vv.ll. °ṭuvi, °tāvi, °ṭāpi), nt., two large numbers or ways of calculation (gaṇanā): Lalitavistara 148.16 (in Calcutta (see LV.) only kurutā; only A, Lefm.'s best ms., has both; most mss. om. kuruṭu). In the list cited from this Lalitavistara passage in Mahāvyutpatti the two forms are kuṭṭā and kuṭṭāvitā, qq.v.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKuruṭu (ಕುರುಟು):—[noun] (dial.) a measure of grain.
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Kuruṭu (ಕುರುಟು):—[noun] the state or condition of growth being stunted; a stunted or dwarfish growth; ಕುರುಟು ಬೀಳು [kurutu bilu] k uruṭu bīḷu to be deprived of one’s natural growth; to be stunted; to become dwarfish.
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 LexiconKuruṭu (குருடு) noun [Telugu: guḍḍi, Kanarese, Malayalam: Travancore usage kuruḍi.]
1. Blindness, absence of vision; பார்வையின்மை. கூனுங் குருடும் [parvaiyinmai. kunung kurudum] (தமிழ்நாவலர் சரிதை [thamizhnavalar sarithai] 58).
2. Dimness in gems; opacity; ஒளியின்மை. [oliyinmai.] (W.)
3. The wrong side of a cloth; unfinished, unpolished, undressed side of a thing; ஆடை முதலியவற்றின் குருட்டுப்பக்கம். [adai muthaliyavarrin kuruttuppakkam.] (W.)
4. Blind ignorant fellow, used in contempt; மூடன். [mudan.] (W.)
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Kuruṭu (குருடு) noun
1. Tragus; காதின் வெளிப்புறத்துள்ள செவிள். [kathin velippurathulla sevil.]
2. See குருட்டுப்பாவலி. [kuruttuppavali.]
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Kurutu (குருது) noun < குதிர். [kuthir.] Receptacle for grain, granary; தானியக்குதிர். [thaniyakkuthir.] (W.)
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Kurutu (குருது) noun < ghṛta. Clarified butter, ghee; நெய். (வைத்திய மூலிகை) [ney. (vaithiya muligai)]
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: Kurutugajjika, Kurutupalam, Kuruturiyam.
Ends with: Cenkurutu, Irakkurutu, Manakkurutu, Okurutu, Vili-kankurutu.
Full-text (+12): Ashtaveccam, Kurudu mara, Kuruthu pillu, Kurudu gejjuga, Kurudu nandi, Irakkurutu, Kuruttatiyay, Manakkurutu, Katircavvu, Vettukkuruttu, Kuruttuppokkay, Kuruttuppavali, Tivantam, Kuruthu-pillu, Maimmaippu, Kuruttukkakku, Kurudugajjiga, Kurudugajjige, Citatu, Kurudunamdi.
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