Toru, Toṟu: 2 definitions
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusToṟu (ತೊಱು):—
1) [noun] farm animals collectively, as domesticated cows, bulls, etc.; cattle.
2) [noun] a herd of cattle.
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Tōru (ತೋರು):—
1) [verb] to be seen; to appear.
2) [verb] to cause to be seen; to show.
3) [verb] to happen; to take place.
4) [verb] to make known.
5) [verb] (an ill-omen) to be seen.
6) [verb] to announce, proclaim, disseminate, promulgate widely.
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Tōṟu (ತೋಱು):—
1) [verb] to be seen; to appear.
2) [verb] to cause to be seen; to show.
3) [verb] to happen; to take place.
4) [verb] to make known.
5) [verb] (an ill-omen) to be seen.
6) [verb] to announce, proclaim, disseminate, promulgate widely.
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 LexiconToṟu (தொறு) noun < துறு. [thuru.]
1. [Telugu: toṟṟu, K. tuṟu.] Herd of cows; பசுக்கூட்டம். (பிங்கலகண்டு) தொகைமலி தொறுவையாளுந் தோன்றல் [pasukkuttam. (pingalagandu) thogaimali thoruvaiyalun thonral] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 474).
2. Cattle-stall; தொழு. (பிங்கலகண்டு) [thozhu. (pingalagandu)]
3. Shepherd caste; இடைச்சாதி. நலத்தகு தொறுவி னுள்ளேன் [idaichathi. nalathagu thoruvi nullen] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 477).
4. Crowd, multitude, host; கூட்டம். (பிங்கலகண்டு) படைப்பெருந் தொறுவொடும் படர்ந்து [kuttam. (pingalagandu) padaipperun thoruvodum padarnthu] (கந்தபு. யுத்த. முதனாட். [kanthapu. yutha. muthanad.] 15).
5. Plenty, abundance; மிகுதி. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [miguthi. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
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Toṟu (தொறு) noun < தொழு-. [thozhu-.]
1. Slave; அடிமையாள். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [adimaiyal. (pingalagandu)]
2. Slavery; அடிமைத்தனம். [adimaithanam.] (W. G.)
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Toṟu (தொறு) particle A distributive suffix of place, time; தான்புணர்ந்த மொழியின் பொருண் மையினைப் பலவாக்கி அடுத்தடுத்து ஆங்காங்கு என்பன பட நிற்கும் ஓரிடைச்சொல். நவிறொறும் நூனயம் போலும் [thanpunarntha mozhiyin porun maiyinaip palavakki aduthaduthu angangu enpana pada nirkum oridaichol. navirorum nunayam polum] (திருக்குறள் [thirukkural], 783). (நன். [nan.] 420, மயிலை. [mayilai.])
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Tōṟu (தோறு) particle See தோறும். [thorum.]
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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