Motte, Moṭṭe: 1 definition

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Moṭṭe (ಮೊಟ್ಟೆ):—

1) [noun] the fibrous coat of a cocoanut.

2) [noun] a brush for white washing made of the fibrous coat of a coconut or of the fruit-stalk.

3) [noun] a bough of the palm, cocoanut or date tree.

4) [noun] the cocoanut tree itself.

5) [noun] well-ripe cocoanut.

6) [noun] the plant Strobilanthes integrifolius of Acanthaceae family.

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Moṭṭe (ಮೊಟ್ಟೆ):—[noun] the ovum of birds, reptiles, fishes and many of the invertebrates, usu. enclosed in a spheroidal shell and containing the embryo of a new individual; an egg.

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Moṭṭe (ಮೊಟ್ಟೆ):—

1) [noun] something bundled in a sack-like container made of hay, fibre, cloth, etc.

2) [noun] a large jute bag, filled with something and the mouth closed either by tying or sewing.

3) [noun] a small package or parcel.

4) [noun] a cylindrical pillow to lean on.

5) [noun] a measure.

6) [noun] packed food (carried by travellers).

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Moṭṭe (ಮೊಟ್ಟೆ):—[noun] = ಮೊಟ್ಟ [motta]1.

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Moṭṭe (ಮೊಟ್ಟೆ):—[noun] a device having a pulley mounted on a stand by the side of a well, leathern bucket, and a rope for lifting water and worked with an ox or a pair of oxen.

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Motte (ಮೊತ್ತೆ):—[noun] the Mackenziaea integrifolia ( = Strobilanthas integrifolius, = S. perfoliatus) of Acanthaceae family.

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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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