Tippu, Tippū, Tīppu: 3 definitions

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Tippu means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, 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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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

Tippū (तिप्पू) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—surnamed Gahvara, son of Rāma Bhaṭṭa, grandson of Bālambhaṭṭa: Agniṣṭomasya Saptahautraprayogaḥ or Hautrikaprayogaḥ. Saṃskāranirṇaya. Saṃgrahadīpikā, a precise C. on Āśvalāyana’s Śrautasūtra. Written at Benares in 1776. Cs 2, 228 (only the second Adhyāya).

Tippū has the following synonyms: Tippā bhaṭṭa.

context information

Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Tippu (ತಿಪ್ಪು):—

1) [verb] to turn or twist (something usu. on its axis); to cause to rotate.

2) [verb] to cause to wander.

3) [verb] to turn (something) to face another side; to make upside down.

4) [verb] to turn or coil (string, ribbon, etc.) around itself to form a ball or around something else so as to encircle it closely; to twine; to wind.

5) [verb] to turn back; to withdraw (oneself, as from facing a danger, battle, etc.).

6) [verb] to stir (as something being cooked) with or as with a ladle as to mix thoroughly.

7) [verb] to cause to wear, put on (as an ornament).

8) [verb] to crush into fine particles in a mortar by grinding.

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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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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Tīppu (தீப்பு) noun < தீ³-. [thi³-.] Scorching; blackening by fire; தீயாற் கருக்குகை. ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி) [thiyar karukkugai. ((sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi)]

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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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