Okku, Oḵku, Ōkku: 2 definitions

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Okku (ಒಕ್ಕು):—

1) [verb] to separate grains from harvested crop by threshing; to thresh.

2) [verb] (dial.) to dig, weed, etc. with a hoe; to hoe; to till.

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Okku (ಒಕ್ಕು):—[verb] to move as a liquid does; to move in a stream, like water; to flow.

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Okku (ಒಕ್ಕು):—[noun] the act of separating the grains from hay or harvested crop.

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Okku (ಒಕ್ಕು):—[noun] an omen that foretells beforehand; something that portends an event either good or evil; portent.

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Okku (ಒಕ್ಕು):—[noun] (a nursery term) sleep; sleeping.

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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

Oḵku (ஒḵகு) [oḵkutal] 5 intransitive verb < ஒல்கு-. [olku-.] To retreat, fall back; பின்வாங்குதல். ஏற்ற தெவ்வருக் கொஃகினன் [pinvanguthal. erra thevvarug koqkinan] (கம்பராமாயணம் பள்ளிபடை. [kambaramayanam pallipadai.] 106).

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Okku (ஒக்கு) [okkutal] 5 transitive verb (W.)

1. To gargle; கொப்புளித்தல். [koppulithal.]

2. To leave behind; பிற்படவிடுதல். [pirpadaviduthal.]

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Ōkku (ஓக்கு) [ōkkutal] 5 transitive verb Causative of ஓங்கு. [ongu.]

1. To raise, lift up; உயர்த்துதல். ஓக்கிய வொள்வாள் [uyarthuthal. okkiya volval] (நாலடியார் [naladiyar], 129).

2. To cause to rise; எழும்பச்செய் தல். வேலினோக்கிய விளக்குநிலையும் [ezhumbachey thal. velinokkiya vilakkunilaiyum] (தொல். பொ. [thol. po.] 90).

3. To set apart; வரைந்துவைத்தல். நிணப் பலி யோக்குவல் [varainthuvaithal. ninap pali yokkuval] (திருக்கோவையார் [thirukkovaiyar] 235).

4. To give, bestow; தருதல். [tharuthal.] (திருக்கோவையார் [thirukkovaiyar] 235, உரை. [urai.])

5. To throw; எறிதல். சந்தனத் தளிர்நன்மாலை யோக்கினார் [erithal. santhanath thalirnanmalai yokkinar] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 2661).

6. To make, produce; ஆக்குதல். ஓக்கினே னென்னையும் [akkuthal. okkine nennaiyum] (நாலாயிர திவ்யப்பிரபந்தம் இயற். [nalayira thivyappirapandam iyar.] 2, 59).

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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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