Ollu, Oḷḷu: 2 definitions

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Oḷḷu (ಒಳ್ಳು):—[noun] an aged jackal (any of several wild dogs of Asia, mostly yellowish-grey and smaller than the wolf).

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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

Ollu (ஒல்லு) [ollutal] probably from 5 verb [Malayalam: ollu.] intransitive

1. To be able, possible, practicable; இயலுதல். ஒல்லும்வா யெல்லாம் வினைநன்றே [iyaluthal. ollumva yellam vinainanre] (திருக்குறள் [thirukkural], 673).

2. To agree; உடன்படுதல். பாசறை யல்லது நீயொல் லாயே [udanpaduthal. pasarai yallathu niyol laye] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 31, 6).

3. To be fit, suitable; தகுதல். கங்குற்போதி லீங்கு வந்திடுக தொல்லாது [thaguthal. kangurpothi lingu vanthiduga thollathu] (கந்தபு. வள்ளலார்சாத்திரம்ியம். [kanthapu. valliyam.] 162).

4. To combine, unite, join; பத்துப்பாட்டு: பொருநராற்றுப்படை்து தல். கானத் தொல்லும் பேரழல் [porunthu thal. kanath thollum perazhal] (கந்தபு. ஆற்று. [kanthapu. arru.] 7).

5. To occur, happen, take place; சம்பவித்தல். [sambavithal.] (W.) — transitive

1. To brook, tolerate; பொறுத்தல். ஒல் லுவ சொல்லாது [poruthal. ol luva sollathu] (பரிபாடல் [paripadal] 12, 65).

2. To mend, as a net; to braitl, as a basket; ஒலைப்பெட்டி முதலி யன பொத்துதல். [olaippetti muthali yana pothuthal.] (W.)

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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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