Tuppa, Tūppā, Ṭuppā: 2 definitions

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Tuppa means something in 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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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Tuppa (ತುಪ್ಪ):—

1) [noun] clarified butter; ghee.

2) [noun] any of various mixtures of solid or semisolid triglycerides found in the seeds of plants; vegetable fat.

3) [noun] any of several white or yellowish greasy substances, forming the chief part of adipose tissue of animals; animal fat.

4) [noun] any extract produced by decocting; a decoction.

5) [noun] any of various medicinal preparations made by mixing various substances with ghee.

6) [noun] ತುಪ್ಪದ ದೋಸೆ [tuppada dose] tuppada dose a kind of flat, thin and soft cake made on a flat pan using ghee; ghee-dōse; ತುಪ್ಪದನ್ನ [tuppadanna] tuppadanna = ತುಪ್ಪಾನ್ನ [tuppanna].

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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

Tūppā (தூப்பா) noun < தூம்பு. [thumbu.] See தூப்பாக்குழி. [thuppakkuzhi.] Local usage

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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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