Porkul, Porkuḷ: 1 definition

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Porkuḷ (ಪೊರ್ಕುಳ್):—

1) [noun] the depression in the center of the surface of the abdomen indicating the point of attachment of the umbilical cord to the embryo; the navel.

2) [noun] the centre of a circle or the central region of anything.

3) [noun] the inner portion, region.

4) [noun] a sign added to some consonants in Kannaḍa to represent their aspirated form.

5) [noun] the hub of a wheel.

6) [noun] (fig.) a hollow, muscular organ of female mammals in which the ovum is deposited and the embryo and foetus are developed; the womb.

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Porkuḻ (ಪೊರ್ಕುೞ್):—[noun] = ಪೊರ್ಕುಳ್ [porkul].

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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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