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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Śistu (ಶಿಸ್ತು):—

1) [noun] a decorating or being decorated; decoration.

2) [noun] the quality of being neat in appearance, ways, etc.; neatness; orderliness.

3) [noun] a law, rule or other order prescribed by authority, esp. to regulate conduct; regulation.

4) [noun] training that develops self-control, character or orderliness and efficiency; strict control to enforce obedience; the result of such training or control.

5) [noun] any object that is shot at, thrown at, etc.; a target.

6) [noun] a compulsory payment, usu. a percentage, levied on income, property value, sales price, etc. for the support of a government; a tax.

7) [noun] a government record of defaulted tax-payers.

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Sistu (ಸಿಸ್ತು):—

1) [noun] a docorating or being decorated; decoration.

2) [noun] the quality of being neat in appearance, ways, etc.; neatness; orderliness.

3) [noun] a law, rule or other order prescribed by authority, esp. to regulate conduct; regulation.

4) [noun] training that develops self-control, character or orderliness and efficiency; strict control to enforce obedience; the result of such training or control; discipline.

5) [noun] any object that is shot at, thrown at, etc.; a target.

6) [noun] a compulsory payment, usu. a percentage, levied on income, property value, sales price, etc. for the support of a government; a tax.

7) [noun] a government record of defaulted tax-payers.

context information

Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Shistubidu, Shistugara, Shistugarike, Shistugarti, Shistugati, Shistupatte.

Ends with: Ashistu.

Relevant text

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