Olle, Ollē: 2 definitions

Introduction:

Olle means something in Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Olle (ಒಲ್ಲೆ):—

1) [noun] a word used to express 'I do not waṇṭ.

2) [noun] ಒಲ್ಲೆ ಎಂದು ಒಲ್ಲಿ ಒಡ್ಡು [olle emdu olli oddu] olle endu olli oḍḍu while modesty says 'enough', desire stretches arms for more.

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Oḷḷe (ಒಳ್ಳೆ):—[adjective] of a favourable quality, character or tendency; good; propitious.

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Oḷḷe (ಒಳ್ಳೆ):—[noun] a species of non-poisonous snake; a water-snake.

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Oḷḷe (ಒಳ್ಳೆ):—[noun] the creeper Trichosanthes cucumerina of Cucurbitaceae family and its gourd that looks like a snake; wild snake gourd.

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Oḷḷe (ಒಳ್ಳೆ):—[noun] either of the two openings of the nose, through which air is inhaled and exhaled; a nostril.

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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

Ollē (ஒல்லே) adverb < ஒல் [ol] (interjection) Quickly; விரைவாக. நங்கை யென்னொ டுரையாய் நனியொல்லே [viraivaga. nangai yenno duraiyay naniyolle] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 898).

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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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