Muttal, Muṭṭal, Muṭṭāḷ, Mūṭṭāḷ, Mūttāḷ: 2 definitions
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusMuṭṭal (ಮುಟ್ಟಲ್):—[noun] = ಮುಟ್ಟಲು [muttalu].
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 LexiconMuṭṭāḷ (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.
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 (+4): Muttala, Muttalai, Muttalaikkalu, Muttalaivel, Muttalaki, Muttalalor, Muttalam, Muttalamurake, Muttalamuruka, Muttalati, Muttalatti, Muttale, Muttalegan, Muttaleganu, Muttalegol, Muttalgan, Muttalika, Muttallika, Muttalu, Muttalugan.
Ends with: Amuttal, Atimuttal, Carvamuttal, Cuttamuttal, Kannirmuttal, Muccumuttal.
Full-text (+101): Muttalvelai, Atimuttal, Cuttamuttal, Carvamuttal, Muccumuttal, Muthal, Kannirmuttal, Karrarimutan, Mutalratam, Mutarkatavul, Timmikkattai, Mutalvanci, Munnorri, Vitumutal, Mutalil-varuncani, Janmatarittiran, Mutalnul, Muluttokai, Mutalavan, Mutalon.
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