Ottu, Oṭṭu, Ōṭṭu, Ōttu: 1 definition

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Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Oṭṭu (ಒಟ್ಟು):—

1) [verb] to collect and make a heap of; to make a single mass of; to pile up.

2) [verb] to push something with force into a relatively smaller room.

3) [verb] ಒಟ್ಟಿಕೊಳ್ [ottikol] oṭṭikoḷ to pour (water, other liquid, powder, etc.) on oneself; 2. (grains, stone pieces, etc.) to fall at a place to make a heap.

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Oṭṭu (ಒಟ್ಟು):—

1) [noun] a heap of things; a pile.

2) [noun] a young shoot from a seed which would grow to become a plant; a sprout.

3) [noun] a sect among vokkaliga caste.

4) [noun] the whole amount or number; sum; aggregate; total.

5) [noun] ಒಟ್ಟಾಗಿಸು [ottagisu] oṭṭāgisu to cause to unite; to mix different things, people together as to make them one; ಒಟ್ಟಾಗು [ottagu] oṭṭāgu to become united; to mingle or mix with others as to become a homogenous whole; ಒಟ್ಟಿನ ಮೇಲೆ [ottina mele] oṭṭinamēle = ಒಟ್ಟಿನಲ್ಲಿ [ottinalli]; ಒಟ್ಟಿನಲ್ಲಿ [ottinalli] oṭṭinalli on the whole; by and large, generally speaking; all things considered; 2. totally; entirely; wholly.

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Oṭṭu (ಒಟ್ಟು):—

1) [adjective] constituting or comprising the whole; entire; total.

2) [adjective] of or pertaining to the whole of something; total.

3) [adjective] involving all aspects, elements, participants, resources, etc.; total.

4) [adjective] ಒಟ್ಟಿಟ್ಟುಕೊಳ್ಳು [ottittukollu] oṭṭiṭṭukoḷḷu to make solemn promise or declaration.

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Oṭṭu (ಒಟ್ಟು):—[noun] a promise, ritualistic or solemn declaration that the person so declaring would do or abstain from doing something; an oath.

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Ottu (ಒತ್ತು):—

1) [verb] to take possession of by seizure; to occupy.

2) [verb] to stab or pierce with or as with a dagger.

3) [verb] (fig.) to remark sarcastically; to be caustic.

4) [verb] to push to a side.

5) [verb] to make sound by blowing (a wind-instrument); to blow.

6) [verb] to press; to squeeze.

7) [verb] to rub, knead the body with the hands as to stimulate blood circulation and make muscles supple, relieve tension, etc.; to massage.

8) [verb] to rub oil or ointment on.

9) [verb] to attack; to make inroad; to invade.

10) [verb] to impress; to make a mark on.

11) [verb] to annoy; to irritate; to pester; to harass.

12) [verb] to rub or scrape lightly, as with the fingernails, to relieve itching.

13) [verb] to clasp; to embrace; to take into arms and press to the bosom.

14) [verb] to flatten or spread by rolling on with a roller.

15) [verb] to mix, blend thoroughly.

16) [verb] to find the product of two numbers by multiplication; to multiply.

17) [verb] to help; to support; to co-operate.

18) [verb] to stock unripe fruits under the hay to help ripen quickly.

19) [verb] to beat to powder; to pound.

20) [verb] to compel; to persuade to do or agree.

21) [verb] to explore; to investigate or examine with great thoroughness; to probe thoroughly.

22) [verb] to use; to employ; to utilise.

23) [verb] to place the burden on; to impose on.

24) [verb] to allow or cause to run, jump or flow over with force.

25) [verb] to go aside to make way for another.

26) [verb] ಒತ್ತಿಕಟ್ಟು [ottikattu] otti kaṭṭu to bind or fasten together tightly; ಒತ್ತಿಕೊಳ್ [ottikol] otti koḷ to clasp or embrace; ಒತ್ತಿನುಡಿ [ottinudi] otti nuḍi to pronounce (a syllable, word or phrase) with special stress; to accent; 2. to give more importance to a particular aspect; to emphasise 3) to oppose; to object; to put forward a objection; ಒತ್ತಿನೋಡು [ottinodu] otti nōḍu to test, examine; to check thoroughly; ಒತ್ತಿಬರ್ [ottibar](ರು [ru]) otti bar (ru) to come out, flow on with force or unabatedly; ಒತ್ತಿಬಿಡು [ottibidu] otti biḍu to surround; to encircle; to attack; ಒತ್ತಿಹಾಕು [ottihaku] otti hāku to press hard; ಒತ್ತಿಹೇಳು [ottihelu] otti hēḷu to give emphasis to; to give special force, prominence to; to stress on; to emphasise.

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Ottu (ಒತ್ತು):—

1) [noun] pressure a) a pressing or being pressed; compression; squeezing; b) the pressure due to the weight.

2) [noun] a touching or being touched; a touch; a light tap.

3) [noun] a stretch of rising land at the edge of a river; a bank.

4) [noun] the part of a river, stream, etc. where the water empties into a sea; the mouth of a river.

5) [noun] a natural or artificial pool or pond used for water storage; a tank.

6) [noun] proximity; nearness; neighbourhood.

7) [noun] a musical composition mostly used in dancing.

8) [noun] the sign used in a compound of consonants, to represent the second or subsequent consonants, usu. written below the first one.

9) [noun] help; support; aid.

10) [noun] the state of being dense; crowdedness.

11) [noun] an assemblage of things, people, etc.

12) [noun] a case for holding arrows, usu. tied on to one’s back; a quiver.

13) [noun] the rise of the surface of oceans, seas, caused by the attraction of the moon or sun.

14) [noun] prominence given to a syllable by stress or pitch; stress laid on a word or words to indicate special meaning or importance; accent.

15) [noun] special importance or prominence attached to a thing; emphasis;16) [noun] ಒತ್ತಾಗು [ottagu] ottāgu to be crowded; to be dense; 2. to stand in support of; to buttress; ಒತ್ತಿಗೆ ಹಾಕು [ottige haku] ottige hāku to stock or deposit (fruits) under hay to help ripening fast; ಒತ್ತೊತ್ತೆ [ottotte] ottotte the state of being crowded or dense; ಒತ್ತೊತ್ತೆಯಾಗು [ottotteyagu] ottotteyāgu to crowd; to assemble at a place.

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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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