Nenu, Nēṇu: 1 definition
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusNēṇu (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.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Nenuga, Nenugamba, Nenugara, Nenugole, Nenuhagga, Nenuhaku, Nenukara, Nenukarti, Nenurulu, Nenushikshe.
Ends with: Hurinenu, Kattunenu, Kolunenu, Mugunenu, Sarinenu, Sunenu, Tegenenu, Todakunenu.
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