Tinnu, Ṭinnu, Tiṅṅu: 2 definitions
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Tinnu means something in Tamil. 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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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusṬinnu (ಟಿನ್ನು):—
1) [noun] a soft, silver-white, crystalline, metallic chemical element, malleable at ordinary temperatures, capable of a high polish, and used as an alloy in tin foils, solders, utensils, type metals, superconducting magnets, etc. and in making tin plate; Tin; (Sn).
2) [noun] a thin sheet of iron or steel plated with tin; a tin plate.
3) [noun] a box made of tin plates.
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Tinnu (ತಿನ್ನು):—
1) [verb] to put (food) in one’s mouth, chew if necessary, and swallow; to eat.
2) [verb] to use up, devour, destroy or waste as by eating; to consume or ravage.
3) [verb] to penetrate and destroy, as acid does; to corrode.
4) [verb] to seize, pierce or cut with the teeth or with parts like jaws; to bite.
5) [verb] to get money or property from (another) under false pretences; to swindle; to misappropriate (another’s or public money).
6) [verb] to suffer the result or consequence of one’s past action or actions.
7) [verb] to have the feeling of itching.
8) [verb] to take bribe to do something illegal or wrong.
9) [verb] ತಿನ್ನುವತನಕ ಡೊಂಬರ ಸನ್ನೆ, ತಿಂದಮೇಲೆ ಪಾಣರ ವೇಷ [tinnuvatanaka dombara sanne, timdamele panara vesha] tinnuva tanaka ḍombara sanne, tinda mēle pāṇara vēṣa (prov.) (said of an ingrate person) eaten bread is soon forgotten.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconTiṅṅu (திங்ஙு) noun < tiṅ. Terminations of the finite verb; வினைமுற்றுவிகுதிகள். திங்ஙுப்படலம். (பிரயோகவிவேகம்) [vinaimurruviguthigal. thingnguppadalam. (pirayogavivegam)]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
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Ends with: Agitinnu, Anetinnu, Aruvittinnu, Gotitinnu, Jolitinnu, Satinnu, Taletinnu, Tudugutinnu.
Full-text: Tin, Lanca, Tinu, Gacake, Guti, Ayu, Ambali, Duddu, Ay, Prana, Mannu, Tambula, Jamgu, Adar, Kanniru, Emjalu, Latte, Manassu, Koli, Kilu.
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