Tulu, Tuḷu, Tū lǘ, Tu lu, Tú lù, Tǔ lù: 14 definitions
Introduction:
Tulu means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, 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.
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Tulu (तुलु) refers to one of the regions unearthed by Paraśurāma.— In Kerala region, the myth [as found in the Atula’s Mūṣikavaṃśa] has a different theme. Here, in the anonymous Keralotpatti, Paraśurāma is introduced as throwing his axe from Gokarṇa to Kanyākumarī to reclaim the land underneath the sea. The reclaimed regions are Tulu, Mūṣika, Kerala and Kūpaka.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
India history and geography
Tulu refers to one of the vernacular languages and dialects of Southern India.—Tulu is the language largely spoken in South Canara (the ancient Tuluva). It is described by Bishop Caldwell as one of the most highly developed languages of the Dravidian family.
Tulu.—name of a language which is written in Malayāḻam characters. Note: tulu is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
Tuḷu or Tuḷudeśa refers to the area of the former South Canara district, and is mentioned in the Anantaśayanakṣetramāhātmya, a text talking about the Thiruvananthapuram temple in eleven chapters, written before the 14th century and claiming to be part of the Brahmāṇḍapurāṇa.—Tuḷu-deśa refers to the area of the former South Canara district of the Madras Presidency of British India, which covered the areas of the present-day districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi of Karnataka and the Kasaragod District of Kerala. [...]
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Languages of India and abroad
Kannada-English dictionary
Tulu (ತುಲು):—[noun] = ತುಳು [tulu].
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Tuḷu (ತುಳು):—
1) [noun] the region consisting of coastal districts of Western Karnāṭaka.
2) [noun] a Dravidian language spoken chiefly in the western Districts of Karnāṭaka in southern India.
3) [noun] a man belonging to this region or whose mother-tongue is Tuḷu.
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Tūḷu (ತೂಳು):—
1) [verb] to pursue in order to seize, kill, etc.; to chase.
2) [verb] to drive or expel by force.
3) [verb] to withdraw from advancing; to retreat.
4) [verb] to conquer and bring into subjection; to subdue.
5) [verb] to draw back (an arrow set on the string of a bow to shoot).
6) [verb] to come forth and spread around; to be diffused throughout.
7) [verb] to increase in volume or become larger as a result of pressure from within; to swell.
8) [verb] to push using force.
9) [verb] to move forward vehemently.
10) [verb] to be moved quickly and irregularly up and down, back and forth or from side to side; to vibrate; to shake.
11) [verb] to cause to grow or become more (in number, force, degree, etc.).
12) [verb] to become greater in size, amount, degree, etc.; to increase (oneself).
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Tūḷu (ತೂಳು):—[noun] = ತೂಳ [tula]1.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
Tuḷu (துளு) noun See துளுவம். தோகைக்காவிற் றுளுநாட்டன்ன [thuluvam. thogaikkavir rulunattanna] (அகநா. [agana.] 15).
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
Chinese-English dictionary
[The following represents an unverified English translation. For all purposes consult the original Chinese text.]
禿驢 [tū lǘ] [tu lu]—
Originally referred to donkeys (驴子 [lu zi], lǘzi), later becoming a derogatory term for Buddhist monks (出家人 [chu jia ren], chūjiārén). Water Margin (水浒传 [shui hu chuan], Shuǐhǔ Zhuàn), Chapter Four: "If not for the elder's (长老 [zhang lao], zhǎnglǎo) sake, I (洒家 [sa jia], sǎjiā) would have directly beaten those few bald-headed monks (秃驴 [tu lu], tū lǘ) of yours to death." The Scholars (儒林外史 [ru lin wai shi], Rúlín Wàishǐ), Chapter Twenty-Eight: Xiao Jinxuan (萧金铉 [xiao jin xuan], Xiāo Jīn Xuàn) smiled and said, "In the future, when we live here, not only will we use two people for the comprador (买办 [mai ban], mǎibàn) and cook (厨子 [chu zi], chúzi), but we'll also need to lead a donkey (秃驴 [tu lu], tū lǘ) for the person buying things to ride back and forth, to travel even faster!" This made the monk (和尚 [he shang], héshang) stare blankly. Also known as "tū nú" (秃奴 [tu nu]) or "tū sī" (秃厮 [tu si]).
禿驢：本指驢子，後為譏罵出家人的話。《水滸傳》第四回：「俺不看長老面，洒家直打死你那幾個禿驢。」《儒林外史》第二八回：「蕭金鉉笑道：『將來我們在這裡住，豈但買辦廚子是用兩個人，還要牽一頭禿驢與那買東西的人騎著來往，更走的快！』把那和尚罵的白瞪著眼。」也稱為「禿奴」、「禿廝」。
tū lǘ: běn zhǐ lǘ zi, hòu wèi jī mà chū jiā rén de huà. < shuǐ hǔ chuán> dì sì huí: “ǎn bù kàn zhǎng lǎo miàn, sǎ jiā zhí dǎ sǐ nǐ nà jǐ gè tū lǘ.” < rú lín wài shǐ> dì èr bā huí: “xiāo jīn xuàn xiào dào: ‘jiāng lái wǒ men zài zhè lǐ zhù, qǐ dàn mǎi bàn chú zi shì yòng liǎng gè rén, hái yào qiān yī tóu tū lǘ yǔ nà mǎi dōng xī de rén qí zhe lái wǎng, gèng zǒu de kuài! ’ bǎ nà hé shàng mà de bái dèng zhe yǎn.” yě chēng wèi “tū nú” ,, “tū sī” .
tu lu: ben zhi lu zi, hou wei ji ma chu jia ren de hua. < shui hu chuan> di si hui: "an bu kan zhang lao mian, sa jia zhi da si ni na ji ge tu lu." < ru lin wai shi> di er ba hui: "xiao jin xuan xiao dao: 'jiang lai wo men zai zhe li zhu, qi dan mai ban chu zi shi yong liang ge ren, hai yao qian yi tou tu lu yu na mai dong xi de ren qi zhe lai wang, geng zou de kuai! ' ba na he shang ma de bai deng zhe yan." ye cheng wei "tu nu" ,, "tu si" .
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屠戮 [tú lù] [tu lu]—
Slaughter, massacre, killing. For example: 戰場 [zhan chang] (túlù zhànchǎng) (to slaughter on the battlefield).
屠戮：殺戮。如：「屠戮戰場」。
tú lù: shā lù. rú: “tú lù zhàn chǎng” .
tu lu: sha lu. ru: "tu lu zhan chang" .
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圖錄 [tú lù] [tu lu]—
Books of the category of prognostication diagrams and prophecies (圖讖 [tu chen]) and divine mandates (符命 [fu ming]). See the entry for "圖讖 [tu chen]". In the "Biography of Dou Wei" (竇威傳 [dou wei chuan]), Volume 95 (卷九五 [juan jiu wu]) of the New Book of Tang (新唐書 [xin tang shu]): "The name of the Li family (李氏 [li shi]) is in the prognostication charts, revealed by Heaven (天所啟也 [tian suo qi ye])."
圖錄：圖讖符命一類的書籍。參見「圖讖」條。《新唐書．卷九五．竇威傳》：「李氏名在圖錄，天所啟也。」
tú lù: tú chèn fú mìng yī lèi de shū jí. cān jiàn “tú chèn” tiáo. < xīn táng shū． juǎn jiǔ wǔ． dòu wēi chuán>: “lǐ shì míng zài tú lù, tiān suǒ qǐ yě.”
tu lu: tu chen fu ming yi lei de shu ji. can jian "tu chen" tiao. < xin tang shu. juan jiu wu. dou wei chuan>: "li shi ming zai tu lu, tian suo qi ye."
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圖籙 [tú lù] [tu lu]—
Books of the category of prophetic charts and divine mandates (圖讖符命 [tu chen fu ming]). See the entry for "圖讖 [tu chen]". From Liu Xie's (劉勰 [liu xie]) The Literary Mind and the Carving of Dragons (文心雕龍 [wen xin diao long]), chapter "Rectifying Weft Texts" (正緯 [zheng wei]), from the Southern Dynasties Liang (南朝梁 [nan chao liang]): "Before the Shang (商 [shang]) and Zhou (周 [zhou]) Dynasties, prophetic charts and registers were frequently seen; it was not until the end of the Spring and Autumn (春秋 [chun qiu]) period that the various Classics (群經 [qun jing]) were fully established."
圖籙：圖讖符命一類的書籍。參見「圖讖」條。南朝梁．劉勰《文心雕龍．正緯》：「商周以前，圖籙頻見，春秋之末，群經方備。」
tú lù: tú chèn fú mìng yī lèi de shū jí. cān jiàn “tú chèn” tiáo. nán cháo liáng． liú xié < wén xīn diāo lóng． zhèng wěi>: “shāng zhōu yǐ qián, tú lù pín jiàn, chūn qiū zhī mò, qún jīng fāng bèi.”
tu lu: tu chen fu ming yi lei de shu ji. can jian "tu chen" tiao. nan chao liang. liu xie < wen xin diao long. zheng wei>: "shang zhou yi qian, tu lu pin jian, chun qiu zhi mo, qun jing fang bei."
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吐露 [tǔ lù] [tu lu]—
1. To speak out; to reveal.
From 《大宋宣和遺事 [da song xuan he yi shi]．亨集 [heng ji]》 (Dà Sòng Xuānhé Yíshì. Hēng Jí): "The person said not a word, showed no sign of pain, and ultimately refused to reveal the truth (實情 [shi qing])."
From 《醒世恆言 [xing shi heng yan]．卷二七 [juan er qi]．李玉英獄中訟冤 [li yu ying yu zhong song yuan]》 (Xǐngshì Héngyán. Juǎn Èr Qī. Lǐ Yùyīng Yù Zhōng Sòng Yuān): "At first, Jiao Shi (焦氏 [jiao shi]) and Jiao Rong (焦榕 [jiao rong]) denied it. Only when torture (刑法 [xing fa]) was applied did they reveal the true facts (真情 [zhen qing])."
2. To reveal; to manifest.
From 《朱子語類 [zhu zi yu lei]．卷七一 [juan qi yi]．易 [yi]．復 [fu]》 (Zhūzǐ Yǔlèi. Juǎn Qī Yī. Yì. Fù): "What is commonly revealed and seen (見 [jian]) in all things (萬物 [wan wu]) is entirely the heart/mind (心 [xin]) of Heaven and Earth (天地 [tian de])."
吐露：1.說出。《大宋宣和遺事．亨集》：「其人略無一語，亦無痛楚之色，終不肯吐露實情。」《醒世恆言．卷二七．李玉英獄中訟冤》：「焦氏、焦榕初時抵賴。動起刑法，方纔吐露真情。」
2.顯露。《朱子語類．卷七一．易．復》：「尋常吐露見於萬物者，盡是天地心。」
tǔ lù:1. shuō chū. < dà sòng xuān hé yí shì． hēng jí>: “qí rén lüè wú yī yǔ, yì wú tòng chǔ zhī sè, zhōng bù kěn tǔ lù shí qíng.” < xǐng shì héng yán． juǎn èr qī． lǐ yù yīng yù zhōng sòng yuān>: “jiāo shì,, jiāo róng chū shí dǐ lài. dòng qǐ xíng fǎ, fāng cái tǔ lù zhēn qíng.”
2. xiǎn lù. < zhū zi yǔ lèi． juǎn qī yī． yì． fù>: “xún cháng tǔ lù jiàn yú wàn wù zhě, jǐn shì tiān de xīn.”
tu lu:1. shuo chu. < da song xuan he yi shi. heng ji>: "qi ren lue wu yi yu, yi wu tong chu zhi se, zhong bu ken tu lu shi qing." < xing shi heng yan. juan er qi. li yu ying yu zhong song yuan>: "jiao shi,, jiao rong chu shi di lai. dong qi xing fa, fang cai tu lu zhen qing."
2. xian lu. < zhu zi yu lei. juan qi yi. yi. fu>: "xun chang tu lu jian yu wan wu zhe, jin shi tian de xin."
1) 吐露 ts = tǔ lù p refers to “to tell/to disclose/to reveal”.
2) 圖錄 t = 图录 s = tú lù p refers to “catalog”..
3) 土路 ts = tǔ lù p refers to “dirt road”..
4) 屠戮 ts = tú lù p refers to “slaughter/massacre”..
5) 禿驢 t = 秃驴 s = tū lǘ p refers to “(derog.) Buddhist monk”..
1) 禿驢 t = 秃驴 s = tū lǘ p refers to [proper noun] “bald donkey”; Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 [xian dai han yu]; Notes: (CC-CEDICT '禿驢 [tu lu]') .
2) 吐露 ts = tǔ lù p refers to [verb] “to tell; to disclose; to reveal”; Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 [xian dai han yu]; Notes: (CC-CEDICT '吐露 [tu lu]') ..
3) 屠戮 ts = tú lù p refers to [noun] “slaughter; massacre”; Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 [wen yan wen]; Notes: (CC-CEDICT '屠戮 [tu lu]') ..
Chinese language.
Vietnamese-English dictionary
Tu lu (in Vietnamese) can be associated with the following Chinese and English terms:
1) Tư lự with 思慮 [sī lǜ]: “thought”.
Vietnamese language.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Lou, He, Lu, Tu.
Starts with (+15): Tulucittu, Tuludesha, Tulugatti, Tulukadu, Tulukara, Tulukisu, Tulukk, Tulukka, Tulukkaccevvanti, Tulukkacci, Tulukkamallikai, Tulukkan, Tulukkanam, Tulukkaniyam, Tulukkappacalai, Tulukkappayaru, Tulukkappu, Tulukkatuvan, Tulukkavanam, Tulukki.
Full-text (+358): Thulu, Dulu, Duluvaishvanara, Tulucittu, Tul, Jin qing tu lu, Vo tu lu, Tu lu xin fu, Hang tham tu lu, Jiao zhuan, Tulunadu, Tu lu tan na, Dhuli, Tu lu na, You gou shang dian, Bo gu tu lu, Qing shi, Yi chou wan dai, Tu chen, She duo tu lu.
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