Nitu, Nīṭu: 2 definitions
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusNīṭu (ನೀಟು):—[verb] = ನೀಡು [nidu]1.
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Nīṭu (ನೀಟು):—[adjective] being straight; not crooked.
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Nīṭu (ನೀಟು):—
1) [noun] the quality or fact of being straight.
2) [noun] conduct according to moral principles; strict honesty; uprightness of character; rectitude.
3) [noun] loveliness; beauty.
4) [noun] the quality of being good; excellence.
5) [noun] neatness in being arranged, appearance, etc.; tidiness.
6) [noun] the letter and sound 'ರ'.
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 LexiconNīṭu (நீடு) [nīṭutal] 5 intransitive verb [Telugu: negeḍu, K. nīḍu, M. nīṭuka.]
1. To grow long; to be lengthened; to be extended through space or time; நீளுதல். ஒற்றிசை நீடலும் [niluthal. orrisai nidalum] (தொல். எழுத். [thol. ezhuth.] 33).
2. To spread; to extend; பரதசாஸ்திரம்்தல். நீடாழி யுலகத்து [parathal. nidazhi yulagathu] (மகாபாரதம் சிறப்புப். [magaparatham sirappup.] 1).
3. To abound; to be copious; பெருகுதல். நீடிய செல்வம். [peruguthal. nidiya selvam.] (W.)
4. To thrive, grow well; செழித்தல். (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [sezhithal. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
5. To rise high; மேம்படுதல். நிலைமை நீடுத றலைமை யோ வன்றே [membaduthal. nilaimai nidutha ralaimai yo vanre] (ஞானாமிர்தம் பாயி. [gnanamirtham payi.] 3).
6. To last long; to endure; to be permanent; நிலைத்தல். அளி நீட னகம் [nilaithal. ali nida nagam] (திருக்கோவையார் [thirukkovaiyar] 122).
7. To exist, subsist; இருத்தல். [iruthal.] (W.)
8. To delay; தாமதித்தல். நீடன் மின், வாரு மென்பவர் சொற்போன்றனவே [thamathithal. nidan min, varu menpavar sorponranave] (பரிபாடல் [paripadal] 14, 9).
9. To become decayed; கெடுதல். நீடாப் பனைவிளைவு நாமெண்ண [keduthal. nidap panaivilaivu namenna] (திணைமாலை நூற்றைம்பது [thinaimalai nurraimbathu] 5). — transitive
1. To pass over; to leap over; தாண்டுதல். (திவா.) [thanduthal. (thiva.)]
2. To delay; பொழுது கடத்துதல். நீடலை முடியி தென்றான் [pozhuthu kadathuthal. nidalai mudiyi thenran] (யசோதர. [yasothara.] 2, 35).
3. cf. நேடு-. [nedu-.] To seek, search; தேடுதல். (அகராதி நிகண்டு) [theduthal. (agarathi nigandu)]
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Nīṭu (நீடு) noun < நீடு-. [nidu-.]
1. Long time; நெடுங் காலம். நிலமிசை நீடு வாழ்வார் [nedung kalam. nilamisai nidu vazhvar] (திருக்குறள் [thirukkural], 3).
2. Permanence; நிலைத்திருக்கை. நெடுஞ்செல்வ நீடின்றி யாங்கே கெடும் [nilaithirukkai. nedunchelva nidinri yange kedum] (திருக்குறள் [thirukkural], 566).
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: Nitud, Nitudari, Nitudia, Nitudita, Nitudoru, Nituga, Nitugara, Nitugarike, Nitugati, Nituli, Nitulikalam, Nitumda, Nitunda, Nituninaintirankal, Nitunir, Nitunna, Nitur-kilavon, Nitush, Nitutana, Nitutanan.
Ends with (+2): Abhijanitu, Ai nitu, Anitu, Binnitu, Cennitu, Ellanitu, Enitu, Ennitu, Gunnitu, Initu, Kanakkannitu, Kinnitu, Kshanitu, Mannitu, Minitu, Nijinitu, Nunnitu, Patanitu, Pinnitu, Sannitu.
Full-text (+10): Nitunir, Nituninaintirankal, Ai nitu, Pakpaklauin, Dapong babae, Gabo lapping, Pasdak, Yoman, Bird's nest fern, Hawai'i birdnest fern, Pugad lauin, Dapong kalabao, Birdnest fern, Langue de boeuf, Asplenium nidus, Shima-o-tani-watari, Nituli, Nitotanata, Caturantayanam, Mavunan.
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