Tugu, Tūgu: 1 definition

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Tūgu (ತೂಗು):—

1) [verb] to determine the weight of an object using a balance; to weigh.

2) [verb] to cause to move from back to forth or from side to side.

3) [verb] to be hanging loosely with a swaying action.

4) [verb] to walk with short steps or move, swaying or rocking from side to side; to waddle.

5) [verb] to counterbalance; to counterpoise; to counter weigh.

6) [verb] to consider (another) as equal or at par.

7) [verb] to let or cause (something) to, hang loosely.

8) [verb] to move or sway (a cradle, swing, etc.) to and fro or from side to side, esp. gently and soothingly.

9) [verb] to move oneself to and from or from side to side as in a cradle or swing.

10) [verb] to pull (something) with a jerking force.

11) [verb] to throw or shoot at.

12) [verb] to compare two things as to ascertain the identity, likeness or differences between them.

13) [verb] to examine; to test; to evaluate; to appraise.

14) [verb] to be possible.

15) [verb] to be reached; to come into another’s reach.

16) [verb] to equal or to be at par.

17) [verb] to cause to float on the surface of a liquid.

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Tūgu (ತೂಗು):—

1) [noun] the act or an instance of oscillating.

2) [noun] fluctuation; instability; variation.

3) [noun] heaviness as a quality of things; weight.

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Tūgu (ತೂಗು):—[adjective] swinging or moving regularly back and forth or from side to side; oscillating.

context information

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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