Totti, Toṭṭi, Tōṭṭi: 4 definitions
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Totti means something in the history of ancient India, biology, 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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India history and geography
Source: academia.edu: Minor Chiefs and "Hero" in Ancient Tamilakam1) Tōṭṭi (a mountain) is a name related to the historical geography and rulers of ancient Tamil Nadu, occuring in Sangam literature such as the Akanāṉūṟu and the Puṟanāṉūṟu.—Notes: (VIS 365).
2) Tōṭṭi in modern usage denotes the lavatory and street cleaner, the depressed class, cf. Cermāṉ of Kēraḷa, considered the original Cēras.
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Totti in India is the name of a plant defined with Tragia involucrata in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Croton urens L. (among others).
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusToṭṭi (ತೊಟ್ಟಿ):—
1) [noun] an open square space, without being roofed, usu. at the centre of a house.
2) [noun] the quarters in a place exclusively for royal ladies.
3) [noun] a big hall in a palace, where king holds his meetings; a royal court.
4) [noun] a residence in general; a house.
5) [noun] a building where cattle, horses etc. are housed.
6) [noun] an enclosure, maintained as by a town, for confining stray animals until claimed; a pound.
7) [noun] a big pit for catching, taming and domesticating wild elephants.
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Toṭṭi (ತೊಟ್ಟಿ):—
1) [noun] a long, narrow, open receptacle of stone, cement, wood, etc., used to hold water or food for animals; a trough.
2) [noun] a cabin suspended under an airship or balloon, for holding the motors, instruments, passengers, etc.; a gondola.
3) [noun] a pit or a designated place for garbage.
4) [noun] (fig.) a promiscuous woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money; a prostitute.
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Toṭṭi (ತೊಟ್ಟಿ):—
1) [noun] a man employed in a village to clean the public areas, remove garbage, etc.
2) [noun] a man of mean or inferior quality.
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Toṭṭi (ತೊಟ್ಟಿ):—[noun] the plant Capparis brevispina of Capparaceae family.
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Totti (ತೊತ್ತಿ):—[noun] = ತೊತ್ತು - [tottu -] 1.
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 LexiconToṭṭi (தொட்டி) noun perhaps from தொடு¹-. [thodu¹-.] [Telugu: Kanarese, Malayalam: Travancore usage toṭṭi.]
1. Water-trough, tub, cistern, reservoir; நீர்த்தொட்டி. [nirthotti.] (W.) துற்றுவ துற்றந் துணை யிதழ் வாய்த்தெர்ட்டி [thurruva thurran thunai yithazh vaythertti] (பரிபாடல் [paripadal] 20, 51).
2. Manager, crib; அழி. [azhi.] (W.)
3. Refuse bin; குப்பைத்தொட்டி. [kuppaithotti.]
4. See தொட்டிக்கட்டு. [thottikkattu.] (W.)
5. Howdah; அம்பாரி. தொட்டி யுடன்பொரு சமர் முனை சீறிய தும்பிகள் [ambari. thotti yudanporu samar munai siriya thirumadal thumbigal] (மகாபாரதம் பதினாறாம். [magaparatham pathinaram.] 51).
6. Toddy; கள். (அகராதி நிகண்டு) [kal. (agarathi nigandu)]
7. A prepared arsenic; வைப்புப்பாஷாணவகை. ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி) [vaippuppashanavagai. ((sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi)]
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Toṭṭi (தொட்டி) noun cf. குறுந்தொட்டி. [kurunthotti.]
1. Small climbing nettle. See சிறுகாஞ்சொறி. (தைலவருக்கச்சுருக்கம் தைல.) [siruganchori. (thailavarukkachurukkam thaila.)]
2. Climbing nettle. See காஞ்சொறி. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [kanchori. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]
3. Sticky mallow. See சிற்றாமுட்டி. [sirramutti.] (தைலவருக்கச்சுருக்கம் தைல. [thailavarukkachurukkam thaila.] 94.)
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Toṭṭi (தொட்டி) noun [Telugu: K. doḍḍi, M. doṭṭi.]
1. Fence, yard, pound; வேலியடைப்பு. [veliyadaippu.] (W.)
2. Enclosure for selling timber, fire-wood; மரம் விறகு விற்கும் இடம். விறகுதொட்டி. [maram viragu virkum idam. viraguthotti.]
3. Enclosure for selling oysters at the pearl-fishery; முத்துச் சிப்பி விற்கும் இடம். [muthus sippi virkum idam.] (J.)
4. Small village; சிற்றூர். ஊரெல்லாம் பட்டிதொட்டி [sirrur. urellam pattithotti] (தனிப்பாடற்றிரட்டு [thanippadarrirattu] i, 142, 37).
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Toṭṭi (தொட்டி) noun cf. துட்டி⁴. [thutti⁴.] Fine, punishment; அபராதம். தொட்டிப்பணம். [aparatham. thottippanam.] (W.)
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Totti (தொத்தி) noun cf. துத்தி. [thuthi.] A tree; மரவகை. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [maravagai. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
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Tōṭṭi (தோட்டி) noun perhaps from தொடு²-. [thodu²-.]
1. Authority; ஆணை. எருமையிருந் தோட்டி [anai. erumaiyirun thotti] (பரிபாடல் [paripadal] 8, 86).
2. Watch, guard; காவல். உடன்றோர் மன்னெயி றோட்டி வையா [kaval. udanror manneyi rotti vaiya] (பதிற்றுப்பத்து [pathirruppathu] 25, 5).
3. Door; கதவு. நாடுடை நல்லெயி லணங்குடைத் தோட்டி [kathavu. nadudai nalleyi lanangudaith thotti] (பத்துப்பாட்டு: மதுரைக்காஞ்சி [pathuppattu: mathuraikkanchi] 693).
4. Gateway, gate; மனைவாயில். (பிங்கலகண்டு) [manaivayil. (pingalagandu)]
5. Town surrounded with a moat. See சூழகழிருக்கை. (சதுராகராதி) [suzhagazhirukkai. (sathuragarathi)]
6. Exquisite beauty; கட்டழகு. (திவா.) இம்பரினில்லாத் தோட்டியிரதியை [kattazhagu. (thiva.) imbarinillath thottiyirathiyai] (விநாயகபு. [vinayagapu.] 44, 19).
7. Malabar glory lily. See செங்காந்தள். (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [senganthal. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]
8. Emblic myrobalan. See நெல்லி. (வைத்திய மலையகராதி) [nelli. (vaithiya malaiyagarathi)]
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Tōṭṭi (தோட்டி) noun cf. tōtra.
1. [K. dōṭi, M. tōṭṭi.] Elephant hook or goad; அங்குசம். யானைமேலிருந்தோன் றோட்டிக்கயலொன் றீயாது [angusam. yanaimelirunthon rottikkayalon riyathu] (மணிமேகலை [manimegalai] 27, 47).
2. Hook, clasp; கொக்கி. [kokki.] (W.)
3. Sharp weapon planted in the ground to keep off enemies; பகைவரை வருத்த நிலத்துப் பதிக்கப்படும் கூரிய ஆயுதம். தோட்டி முண் முதலி யன பதித்த காவற்காடு [pagaivarai varutha nilathup pathikkappadum kuriya ayutham. thotti mun muthali yana pathitha kavarkadu] (தொல். பொ. [thol. po.] 65, உரை [urai]).
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Tōṭṭi (தோட்டி) noun
1. A menial servant of a village; வெட்டியான். [vettiyan.]
2. [Telugu: K. Travancore usage tōṭi, M. tōṭṭi.] Scavenger; குப்பை முதலியன வாருவோன். [kuppai muthaliyana varuvon.]
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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Starts with (+21): Totticci, Totticcimukkutti, Tottidu, Tottiga, Tottikkalavatai, Tottikkattu, Tottikku, Tottil, Tottila, Tottilaballi, Tottilakayi, Tottilamullu, Tottilatayi, Tottile, Tottilidu, Tottiliga, Tottilikku, Tottilla, Tottilmuntu, Tottilrattu.
Ends with (+18): Alaittotti, Anakkuruntotti, Arattotti, Atotti, Attuttotti, Centotti, Ciruntotti, Dattotti, Erumaittotti, Kallutotti, Kaltotti, Kancittotti, Kannaditotti, Kannetotti, Karttotti, Kattaittotti, Kattotti, Kayatotti, Koltotti, Kontittotti.
Full-text (+22): Tottivayiru, Tottimalikai, Tottipputtu, Iruppu-tottipashanam, Tottimurram, Totticci, Kuruntotti, Matai-pintotti, Tottikkattu, Matai-muntotti, Tottivitu, Pakkayam, Porrotti, Kontittotti, Vaippuppashanam, Tannirppattayam, Nilattotti, Erumaittotti, Alaittotti, Ottiyattotti.
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