Nenu, Nēṇu: 1 definition

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Nēṇu (ನೇಣು):—

1) [noun] a large stout cord of strands of fibres twisted or braided together; a rope.

2) [noun] a long slender flexible material usu. consisting of several strands (as of thread or yarn) woven or twisted together; a cord.

3) [noun] a loop formed in a rope, cord, etc. by means of a slipknot so that the loop tightens as the rope is pulled; a noose.

4) [noun] (fig.) a sacrificial thread worn over the left shoulder and under the right arm, invested with at the time of initiation of a boy into studentship.

5) [noun] ನೇಣ ಜಂತ್ರ [nena jamtra] nēṇa jantra a puppet played a person with strings.

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Nēṇu (ನೇಣು):—[noun] the small-sized tree Xeromphis spinosa (= Gardenia floribunda, = Randia dumetorum) of Rubiaceae family.

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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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