Thu, Thū: 5 definitions

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Thu means something in Marathi, Jainism, Prakrit, Hindi. 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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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

thū (थू).—ad Imit. of the sound in spitting. Hence an interjection of contempt or reviling, fie! hoot! out!

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

thū (थू).—ad Imit. of the sound in spitting. An interj. of contempt or reviling, fie, hoot, out.

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ṭhu (ठु).—or -ṭhu, luṭuluṭu ad Imit. of the sound or expressive of the manner of short and quick and light steps in walking.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Thū (थू):—(nm) the sound made in spitting; (ind) an expression of indigation and contempt; shame ! fie ! pish !; -[thū karanā] see [thuḍī-thuḍī karanā; -thū honā] see -[thuḍī-thuḍī honā].

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Prakrit-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary

Ṭhu (ठु) in the Prakrit language is related to the Sanskrit word: Draṣṭṛ.

Ṭhu has the following synonyms: Daṭ.

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Prakrit is an ancient language closely associated with both Pali and Sanskrit. Jain literature is often composed in this language or sub-dialects, such as the Agamas and their commentaries which are written in Ardhamagadhi and Maharashtri Prakrit. The earliest extant texts can be dated to as early as the 4th century BCE although core portions might be older.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Ṭhū (ಠೂ):—[noun] (children’s term) abstaining from being friends (as from anger).

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Thū (ಥೂ):—

1) [noun] the sound made while spitting.

2) [noun] a term used to express one’s disgust, disappointment, contempt, etc.

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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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