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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Murivu (ಮುರಿವು):—

1) [noun] a bent or curving part.

2) [noun] that which is bent.

3) [noun] the quality or fact of being crooked or askew; crookedness.

4) [noun] water in swift, violent, circular motion, as that produced by the meeting of opposing currents, often causing a downward spiraling action that draws floating objects deep under the surface; a whirlpool.

5) [noun] a kind of ear ornament.

6) [noun] the act of going back or withdrawing; withdrawal in the face of opposition or from a dangerous situation; a retreat.

7) [noun] the act of enclosing from all sides; an encircling.

8) [noun] a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops.

9) [noun] a going out of sight; disappearance.

10) [noun] fluctuation, instability or oscillation (of the mind).

11) [noun] a thin line joining two points on the same plain.

12) [noun] a flowing (of a liquid, light, etc.) in a stream.

13) [noun] a kind of ornament for the wrist.

14) [noun] an iron rim or circular band used in a sugarcane crushing machine (to keep the pair of rollers together).

15) [noun] a revolving around one point or moving in a circle, while fighting in a physical compat.

context information

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 Lexicon

Murivu (முரிவு) noun < idem. [K. murivu.]

1. Breaking, snapping; ஒடிகை. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [odigai. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

2. Contracting; சுருக்குகை. புருவமுரிவு கண்டஞ்சி (முத்தொள்ளாயிரம் களம்). [surukkugai. puruvamurivu kandanchi (muthollayiram kalam).]

3. Leaving, separation; நீங்குகை. இளையர் மார்ப முரிவிலரெழுதி வாழும் [ningugai. ilaiyar marpa murivilarezhuthi vazhum] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 372).

4. Trouble, difficulty; வருத்தம். பாவைமார் முரிவுற்றார்களின் மூர்ச்சனை செய்பவால் [varutham. pavaimar murivurrarkalin murchanai seypaval] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 1627).

5. Fate; ஊழ். (அரு. நி. [uzh. (aru. ni.]

6. Greatness; பெருமை. (அரு. நி.) [perumai. (aru. ni.)]

7. Fold; மடிப்பு. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [madippu. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

8. Laziness; சோம்பு. (அரு. நி.) [sombu. (aru. ni.)]

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Muṟivu (முறிவு) noun < idem. [Malayalam: murivu.]

1. Breaking; முறிகை. [murigai.]

2. Breach; rupture; பிளப்பு. [pilappu.] (W.)

3. Enmity, misunderstanding; பிணக்கம். [pinakkam.]

4. Antidote; மாற்றுமருந்து. [marrumarunthu.]

5. Fracture; எலும்பு ஒடிகை. [elumbu odigai.]

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Muṟivu (முறிவு) noun < முரி-. [muri-.] A flaw in diamonds; வைரக்குற்றவகை. [vairakkurravagai.] (S. I. I. ii, 78).

context information

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: Murivumaruntu.

Ends with: Elumpumurivu, Madamurivu, Tirimurivu.

Full-text: Murivumaruntu, Elumpumurivu, Muriyal, Muravu, Viranam, Muru, Muri.

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