Muccu, Mūccu: 2 definitions

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Muccu (ಮುಚ್ಚು):—

1) [verb] to be or serve as a covering for; to extend or spread over; to cover.

2) [verb] to place something over or upon, as for protection, concealment or warmth; to cover.

3) [verb] to conceal by hiding or screening; to cover.

4) [verb] to keep from the knowledge of others; to keep secret.

5) [verb] to close (the eyelids, a door, window, one’s mouth, etc.).

6) [verb] to fill (a hole, cavity, breach, crack, etc.) with something.

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Muccu (ಮುಚ್ಚು):—

1) [noun] the condition of being closed (as the petals of a flower).

2) [noun] that with which something is covered, concealed.

3) [noun] anything that is kept from the knowledge of others; a secret.

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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

Muccu (முச்சு) [muccutal] 5 transitive verb cf. மூய்-. [muy-.] [Telugu: mūyu, K. Travancore usage muccu.]

1. To cover; மூடுதல். தாட்செருப்புலகெலாந் தோன் முச்சுந் தரம்போல் [muduthal. thadseruppulagelan thon muchun tharambol] (ஞானவாசிட்டம் மாவலி. [gnanavasittam mavali.] 8).

2. cf. முற்று-. [murru-.] To make; செய்தல். முச்சியே மரக்கோவை முயற்சியால் [seythal. muchiye marakkovai muyarsiyal] (சிவதருமோத்தரம் பாவ. [sivatharumotharam pava.] 81).

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Mūccu (மூச்சு) noun [Malayalam: mūccu.]

1. Respiration, breath; சுவாசம். மூச்சுவிடு முன்னே முந்நூறு நானூறும் [suvasam. muchuvidu munne munnuru nanurum] (தனிச். சிந். [thanis. sin.] 111, 1).

2. Manliness; ஆண்மை. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [anmai. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

3. Strength; பலம். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [palam. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

4. Effort; பிரயத்தனம். முதல் மூச்சில். [pirayathanam. muthal muchil.] 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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