Olu: 2 definitions

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Olu 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

Olu (ಒಲು):—[verb] = ಒಲ್ [ol]1.

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Olu (ಒಲು):—[adverb] = ಒಲ್ [ol]2.

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Ōlu (ಓಲು):—

1) [verb] to turn or be turned from a straight line or from some direction or position; to bend (oneself); to become crooked.

2) [verb] (the mind) to incline; to be biased in favour of.

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Ōlu (ಓಲು):—[noun] anything that is deposited as a security for the performance; a pledge; a pawn.

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Ōlu (ಓಲು):—[noun] a suffix used in likening two different things; 'like', 'similar to'.

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Ōlu (ಓಲು):—

1) [noun] the state or quality of being bent, inclined; an inclined plane or surface; slope; grade; slant.

2) [noun] inclination a) a particular disposition or bent of mind; bias; tendency; b) a liking or preference.

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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

Olu (ஒலு) noun < Arabic wazu. Ablution before prayer; தொழுகைக்குமுன் கைகால் முதலியன கழுவுகை. [thozhugaikkumun kaigal muthaliyana kazhuvugai.] Muhammadan usage

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Ōlu (ஓலு) [ōlutal] 5 intransitive verb To make noise; முழங்குதல். நத்தோலும் வாரியன்ன [muzhanguthal. natholum variyanna] (மான்விடு. [manvidu.] 102).

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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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