Muppu, Muppū, Mūppu: 2 definitions
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMuppu (ಮುಪ್ಪು):—
1) [noun] the advanced years of a person’s life.
2) [noun] the state of being old, characterised by physical and mental weakness.
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 LexiconMuppu (முப்பு) noun
1. See முப்பூ. [muppu.]
2. A medical treatise by Agastya; அகஸ்தியரியற்றிய வாகடநூல். (வைத்திய மூலிகை) [agasthiyariyarriya vagadanul. (vaithiya muligai)]
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Muppū (முப்பூ) [mu-pū] noun probably from idem. + உப்பு. [uppu.] A salt believed to have the power of transmuting baser metals into gold, and to enable one to live 1,00,000 years; இரும்பு முதலியவற்றைப் பொன்னாக் கவும் ஓரிலக்கம் ஆண்டுகள் உயிர்வாழச் செய்யவும் வல்ல ஒரு சித்தௌஷதம். [irumbu muthaliyavarraip ponnag kavum orilakkam andugal uyirvazhas seyyavum vallalarsathiram oru sithaushatham.]
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Mūppu (மூப்பு) noun < மூ-. [mu-.] [Telugu: K. muppu, M. mūppu.]
1. Seniority in age; old age; முதுமை. முனிதக்க மூப்புள [muthumai. munithakka muppula] (நாலடியார் [naladiyar], 92).
2. Power of management; leadership; தலைமை. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [thalaimai. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
3. Wilfulness; பிடிவாதம். [pidivatham.] Local usage
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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Starts with (+15): Mu-putaikani, Mu-putaikay, Muppaga, Muppudaikay, Muppudappuga, Muppukkalavu, Muppukkalivu, Muppumukanai, Muppupputam, Muppura, Muppuragol, Muppurahara, Muppurakkani, Muppuram, Muppuramali, Muppuramerittan, Muppuramerittan vempu, Muppuraricam, Muppurarikottam, Muppurarmerittanputu.
Ends with: Kadumuppu, Mutumuppu, Tanmuppu.
Full-text: Muniputraka, Munipushpaka, Muppukkalivu, Muppukkalavu, Muppumukanai, Mutumuppu, Naraimai, Yauvana, Kunippo, Kainatukkam, Cuvariluppu, Karuvulamaippu, Cimte, Tanmuppu, Muppar, Murippu, Melva, Mu, Murral, Narai.
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