Mucu, Mūcu: 1 definition

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Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Mucu (முசு) noun [K. musu, M. mocca, Travancore usage mujju.] Langur, Semnopithecus priamus கருங்குரங்குவகை. கருமை மெழுகியவை போன்றி னியவல்லா முகத்த முசுவுங் குரங்கு மிரிய [karunguranguvagai. karumai mezhugiyavai ponri niyavalla mugatha musuvung kurangu miriya] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 1414).

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Mucu (முசு) noun Hump; திமில். [thimil.] Local usage

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Mūcu (மூசு) [mūcutal] 5 transitive verb [Telugu: musuru.] To swarm about, gather round; மொய்த்தல். வண்டு முசுதேறன் மாந்தி [moythal. vandu musutheran manthi] (பத்துப்பாட்டு: நெடு [pathuppattu: nedu] 33). — intransitive

1. To go bad; to be spoiled, rancid; கெடுதல். [keduthal.] (W.)

2. To die; சாதல். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [sathal. (pingalagandu)]

3. [Telugu: mūṭsūṭsu.] To sniff; மோப்பம் பிடித்தல். நாசி மூசி [moppam pidithal. nasi musi] (திருவாலவாயுடையார் திருவிளையாடற் [thiruvalavayudaiyar thiruvilaiyadar] 36, 22).

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Mūcu (மூசு) noun < மூசு-. [musu-.]

1. [Telugu: K. musuru.] Swarming, thronging; மொய்க்கை. வண்டு மூசறா [moykkai. vandu musara] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 418).

2. Green or unripe fruit; இளங்காய். பலாமூசு. [ilangay. palamusu.]

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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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