Muttal, Muṭṭal, Muṭṭāḷ, Mūṭṭāḷ, Mūttāḷ: 2 definitions

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Muṭṭal (ಮುಟ್ಟಲ್):—[noun] = ಮುಟ್ಟಲು [muttalu].

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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

Muṭṭāḷ (முட்டாள்) noun cf. முட்டன். [muttan.] [Malayalam: muṭṭāḷ.] Dunce, simpleton, stupid fellow; மூடன். முட்டாளரக்கர் [mudan. muttalarakkar] (திருப்புகழ் [thiruppugazh] 141).

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Muṭṭāḷ (முட்டாள்) noun perhaps from முட்டு- [muttu-] + ஆள். [al.] [K. muṭṭāḷa.]

1. Image placed underneath a vehicle as if in support; வாகனத்தினடியில் அதைத் தாங்குவதுபோல் வைக்கும் பிரதிமை. [vaganathinadiyil athaith thanguvathupol vaikkum pirathimai.]

2. Mason's assistant, boy or girl cooly; கொத்து வேலைச் சிற்றாள். செங்கலுக்கு நீறெடுத்து முட்டாளாய் நிற்பாரும் [kothu velais sirral. sengalukku nireduthu muttalay nirparum] (பணவிடுதூது [panaviduthuthu] 285).

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Mūṭṭāḷ (மூட்டாள்) noun probably from மூட்டை¹ [muttai¹] + ஆள். [al.] [K. mūṭeyāḷu.] Porter; மூட்டைதூக்கி. சீட்டாளுக் கொரு மூட்டாளா [muttaithukki. sittalug koru muttala]? Colloq.

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Mūttāḷ (மூத்தாள்) noun < idem.

1. Aged woman; முதியவள். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [muthiyaval. (pingalagandu)]

2. Elder sister; தமக்கை. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [thamakkai. (pingalagandu)]

3. See மூதேவி. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [muthevi. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]

4. First wife; முதல் மனைவி. [muthal manaivi.] Colloq.

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