Sumku, Suṃku, Sunku, Suṅku: 1 definition

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Suṃku (ಸುಂಕು):—

1) [noun] that which is wound, coiled.

2) [noun] a fold of the skin of the body.

3) [noun] a kind of disease that makes the skin become loose and form folds.

4) [noun] a folded layer of a cloth.

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Suṃku (ಸುಂಕು):—

1) [noun] the act or fact of coming into physical contact (with another).

2) [noun] a possessing by an evil spirit.

3) [noun] a being associated with (another); an association.

4) [noun] a spreading (of a disease) by direct contact; communication (of diseases).

5) [noun] a disease spreading so; a contagious disease.

6) [noun] the state or fact of being within one’s reach.

7) [noun] influence or action on something; effect.

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Suṃku (ಸುಂಕು):—

1) [noun] any bristlelike fibre or fibres, as on the head of wheat, barley, paddy, etc. awn.

2) [noun] similar sharp fibre on leaves of some plants.

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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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