Malaku: 2 definitions

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Malaku 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

Malaku (ಮಲಕು):—

1) [verb] to move unsteadily.

2) [verb] to be tempted (esp. to do wrong) easily; to become frail.

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Malaku (ಮಲಕು):—

1) [noun] the fact of being interwoven or connected closely or intricately; a tangle.

2) [noun] a knob in a thread, cord, rope, etc. formed by passing one free end through a loop and drawing it tight; a knot.

3) [noun] an ornament made by interweaving some strips, splits, etc.

4) [noun] a kind of head ornament.

5) [noun] a kind of necklace.

6) [noun] a string of decorative beads suspended by the ends to hang as a curve across the doorway.

7) [noun] (dance.) a particular posture.

8) [noun] a seizing and holding or being seized and held fast; secure grasp; firm hold.

9) [noun] ಮಲಕಿನ ಕೋಲು [malakina kolu] malakina kōlu a particular variety of a folk-dance performed by a group of people, in which short sticks are stuck rythmically in harmony to the song sung, moving within themselves, as the threads in a woven fabric; a kind of morris-dance.

10) [noun] ಮಲಕು ಬೀಳು [malaku bilu] malaku bīḷu to be connected closely or intricately with; to be well blended; ಮಲಕಿನ ತೆನೆ [malakina tene] malakina tene the top portion of a fortification, projecting upwards, having interwoven structure.

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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

Malaku (மலகு) noun Gunny; கோணிப்பை. [konippai.] Local usage

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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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