Metu, Mēṭu: 2 definitions
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Metu 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 corpusMetu (ಮೆತು):—[adjective] = ಮೆದು [medu].
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 LexiconMetu (மெது) noun < mṛdu. [K. medu.]
1. Softness; மிருது. [miruthu.]
2. Gentleness; அமைதி. [amaithi.] (W.)
3. Slowness; தாமதம். [thamatham.]
4. Dullness; மந்தம். [mantham.]
5. Bluntness, as of an edge; கூர்மழுக்கம். [kurmazhukkam.] (W.)
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Mēṭu (மேடு) noun [Telugu: meṭṭa, M. K. mēḍu.]
1. Height; உயரம். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [uyaram. (pingalagandu)]
2. Eminence, little hill, hillock, ridge, rising ground; சிறுதிடர். (பிங்கலகண்டு) மேட்டிமைப்பன [siruthidar. (pingalagandu) mettimaippana] (கம்பராமாயணம் நாட்டு. [kambaramayanam nattu.] 27).
3. Greatness; பெருமை. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [perumai. (pingalagandu)]
4. cf. மோடு. [modu.] Abdomen, belly; வயிறு. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [vayiru. (pingalagandu)]
5. (Palmistry.) Mounts on palm of hand; உள்ளங்கையிலுள்ள மேட்டுப்பகுதிகள். [ullangaiyilulla mettuppaguthigal.]
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: Metubong, Metubushi-no-ki, Metuhuruli, Metukam, Metukku, Metukolaga, Metula, Metulli, Metumetu, Metumetuppu, Metunga, Metungaa, Metuvacakkilanku, Metuvacam, Metuvatai.
Ends with (+6): Attametu, Bunga metu, Cekkumetu, Commetu, Dametu, Erametu, Itaimetu, Kalametu, Kottaimetu, Kumpametu, Kuppaimetu, Mancanametu, Manmetu, Metumetu, Nalametu, Narrametu, Nilametu, Ottametu, Pilli-cuniyametu, Sintametu.
Full-text (+31): Metumetu, Metuvatai, Erametu, Bunga metu, Kalametu, Medisu, Manmetu, Vantimetu, Metukam, Metta, Mettuvattuvam, Kottaimetu, Cekkumetu, Kuppaimetu, Karuntitar, Metterram, Trimadhu, Puppola, Urttam, Madhu.
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