Maluku, Maḻuku: 2 definitions
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Maluku 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 corpusMaluku (ಮಲುಕು):—
1) [verb] to move unsteadily.
2) [verb] to be tempted (esp. to do wrong) easily; to become frail.
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Maluku (ಮಲುಕು):—
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.
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 LexiconMaḻuku (மழுகு) [maḻukutal] 5 intransitive verb cf. மழுங்கு-. [mazhungu-.]
1. To become blunt; மழுங்குதல். நுதிமுக மழுகிய . . . வெண்கோட்டு [mazhunguthal. nuthimuga mazhugiya . . . venkottu] (அகநா. [agana.] 24).
2. To be dim or obscure; ஒளிகுறைதல். முத்துத்தொடை கவிழ்பு மழுக [oliguraithal. muthuthodai kavizhpu mazhuga] (பரிபாடல் [paripadal] 6, 16).
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: Malukulai.
Full-text: Malku.
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