Uci, Ūci: 2 definitions
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusŪci (ಊಚಿ):—[noun] the long grass, Heteropogon contortus ( = Andropogon contortus) of Poaceae family, used for making brooms; spear grass.
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Ūci (ಊಚಿ):—[noun] a small, pointed tool for making holes in leather, etc. used by cobblers; an awl.
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Ūci (ಊಚಿ):—[adjective] superior; excellent; of good quality.
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 LexiconŪci (ஊசி) noun < sūcī.
1. Sewing-needle; தையலூசி. (பிங்கலகண்டு). [thaiyalusi. (pingalagandu).]
2. Iron style for writing on palmyra leaves; எழுத்தாணி. பொன்னோலை செம் பொ னூசியா லெழுதி [ezhuthani. ponnolai sem po nusiya lezhuthi] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 369).
3. Needle of a balance, magnetic needle; தராசு முதலியவற்றின் முள். [tharasu muthaliyavarrin mul.] (W.)
4. Gnomon of a dial; சூரிய கடிகாரத் தின் முள். [suriya kadigarath thin mul.] (W.)
5. Spike put up to protect gates and walls. See நிரைக்கழு. கைபெய ரூசியும் [niraikkazhu. kaipeya rusiyum] (சிலப்பதிகாரம் அரும்பதவுரை [silappathigaram arumbathavurai] 15, 213).
6. An instrument with spikes to pierce the feet. See அடியொட்டி. உள்ளடி யூசிபாய [adiyotti. ulladi yusipaya] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 2768).
7. Pin; குண்டூசி. [kundusi.]
8. Potter's instrument used for fashioning clay; குய வர் மட்கலத்தை அறுக்குங் கருவி. [kuya var madkalathai arukkung karuvi.]
9. Sharp pointedness; கூர்மை. குவிமுகி ழூசிவெண் டோடு [kurmai. kuvimugi zhusiven dodu] (பதிற்றுப்பத்து [pathirruppathu] 70, 7).
10. Slenderness, very slight thickness, lightness; சிறுமை. ஊசித்தொண்டை. [sirumai. usithondai.]
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Ūci (ஊசி) noun < udīcī. The north;வடக்கு பாசிச் செல்லா தூசி முன்னாது [vadakku pasis sella thusi munnathu] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 229).
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Uci (உசி) noun cf. ஊசி. [usi.] Sharpness; கூர்மை. (யாழ்ப்பாணத்து மானிப்பாயகராதி) [kurmai. (yazhppanathu manippayagarathi)]
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 (+32): Uci-p-palai, Uciccampa, Ucihullu, Ucikkal, Ucikkala, Ucikkalutti, Ucikkan, Ucikkantam, Ucikkappal, Ucikkar, Ucikkay, Ucikkutu, Ucil, Ucila maram, Ucilai, Ucilam, Ucilamaram, Ucilampattai, Ucilaraippu, Ucili.
Ends with (+229): Abhaktaruci, Abhiruci, Acuci, Acuvayuci, Addaruci, Adiruci, Aggalasuci, Agrasuci, Ahimaruci, Alokanaruci, Amamdaruci, Amgaruci, Amitaruci, Amlasuci, Amuci, Anakuci, Ananyaruci, Anekashuci, Annabhiruci, Anuci.
Full-text (+93): Ushi, Uchi, Ucippalakai, Kara-tiriuci, Ucikkalutti, Vayiravuci, Ucihullu, Netu-veluci, Vapus, Oosi pul, Kuntuci, Kacang uci, Oosi pullu, Pere usi, Izon usi, Kui-uchi, Uchi-murasaki, Andira uchi, Ucikkal, Ilaiyuci.
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