Ukku, Ūkku: 2 definitions
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusUkku (ಉಕ್ಕು):—
1) [verb] to move upward or forward suddenly and rapidly; to rise suddenly and quickly; to spring up, forth or out.
2) [verb] to come or arise (as joy, grief, etc) from within.
3) [verb] to swell from overheating.
4) [verb] to beam with joy.
5) [verb] (valour, strength, etc.) to rise; to grow.
6) [verb] to behave arrogantly; to show pride or haughtiness.
7) [verb] ಉಕ್ಕಿದ ಮೇಲೆ ಸಾರಲ್ಲ, ಸೊಕ್ಕಿದ ಮೇಲೆ ಹೆಣ್ಣಲ್ಲ [ukkida mele saralla, sokkida mele hennalla] ukkida mēle sāralla, sokkida mēle heṇṇalla (prov.) arrogance and haughtiness are contrary to the natural traits of women.
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Ukku (ಉಕ್ಕು):—
1) [noun] the swelling, bubbling or effervescence (of milk, food) from heating.
2) [noun] the fact or an instance of becoming jubilant suddenly as from joy; ebullition.
3) [noun] undue haughtiness; arrogance.
4) [noun] the inner strength; innate capacity.
5) [noun] overflowing or indomitable eagerness to work for a cause; enthusiasm; zeal.
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Ukku (ಉಕ್ಕು):—
1) [noun] a hard, tough metal, malleable under certain conditions, composed of iron alloyed with small percentages of carbon and often variously with other metals, as nickel, chromium, manganese, etc., to produce hardness, resistance to rusting, etc.; steel.
2) [noun] (dial.) a clamp to hold the share to the plough;3) [noun] ಉಕ್ಕಿನ ಕಡಲೆ [ukkina kadale] ukkina kaḍale (fig.) a very difficult, hard or complex thing, situation, subject to understand; an abstruse subject; ಉಕ್ಕಿನ ತೆರೆ [ukkina tere] ukkina tere (fig.) a barrier of secrecy and censorship regarded as isolating the erstwhile Soviet Union and other countries in its sphere or a similar barrier to information in other regions; iron curtain; ಉಕ್ಕಿನ ಮನುಷ್ಯ [ukkina manushya] ukkina manuṣya (fig.) a firm, unyielding, rigorous man with severe control; an iron-handed man; ಉಕ್ಕಿನ ಕೊಡಲಿಯಾದರೂ ಮರದ ಕಾವೇ ಬೇಕು [ukkina kodaliyadaru marada kave beku] ukkina koḍaliyādarū maradakāvē bēku (prov.) however strong a person be, the goal can hardly be achieved without cooperation form others.
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 LexiconUkku (உக்கு) [ukkutal] 5 intransitive verb < உட்கு-. [udku-.] [Malayalam: ukku.]
1. To rot, decay, moulder; மக்கிப்போ தல். உக்கினமரம். [makkippo thal. ukkinamaram.]
2. To pine away, waste away; மெலிதல். அவள் துக்கத்தால் உக்கிப்போகிறாள். [melithal. aval thukkathal ukkippogiral.] Local usage
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Ūkku (ஊக்கு) [ūkkutal] 5 transitive verb caus. of ஊங்கு-. [ungu-.]
1. To swing, shake; ஆட்டுதல். ஐய சிறிதென்னை யூக்கி யெனக்கூற [attuthal. aiya sirithennai yukki yenakkura] (கலித்தொகை [kalithogai] 37).
2. To loosen, as one’s hold; நெகிழ்த்துதல். கைகளை யூக்கப் பசந்தது . . . நுதல் [negizhthuthal. kaigalai yukkap pasanthathu . . . nuthal] (திருக்குறள் [thirukkural], 1238).
3. To miss the mark; தப்புதல். ஊக்கருங் கணையினர் [thapputhal. ukkarung kanaiyinar] (பத்துப்பாட்டு: மதுரைக்காஞ்சி [pathuppattu: mathuraikkanchi] 647).
4. To encourage; உற்சாகமூட்டுதல். அந்தக் காரியத்தில் அவனை ஊக்கினார். [ursagamuttuthal. anthag kariyathil avanai ukkinar.]
5. To make an effort, act with energy; முயலுதல். நீணெறி யூக்கினா னுவவுறு மதியி னொண்மையான் [muyaluthal. nineri yukkina nuvavuru mathiyi nonmaiyan] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 1409).
6. To teach, instruct; கற்பித்தல். விஞ்சைகளிரண்டும் . . . ஊக்கினன் [karpithal. vinchaigalirandum . . . ukkinan] (கம்பராமாயணம் தாடகை. [kambaramayanam thadagai.] 18).
7. To consider, meditate upon; நினைத்தல். [ninaithal.] (W.)
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Ūkku (ஊக்கு) noun < ஊக்கு-. [ukku-.] [Malayalam: ūkku.] Zeal, spirit; ஊக்கம். ஊக்கொடு பரலென வுருமுப் பற்றுமால் [ukkam. ukkodu paralena vurumup parrumal] (கந்தபு. திருப்பர. [kanthapu. thiruppara.] 11).
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Ūkku (ஊக்கு) noun < English hook. Hook; clasp, used in clothing; கொக்கி. [kokki.] Mod.
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Ukku (உக்கு) noun Clove; இலவங்கம். ((சங்கத்தகராதி) தமிழ்சொல்லகராதி) [ilavangam. ((sangathagarathi) thamizhsollagarathi)]
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Ūkku (ஊக்கு) [ūkkutal] 5 transitive verb (நாநார்த்த. [nagarthathipigai])
1. cf. vah. To ride; ஏறுதல். [eruthal.]
2. To look at; to perceive; நோக்குதல். [nokkuthal.]
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+18): Ukkubavi, Ukkuda, Ukkudda, Ukkudisu, Ukkuduga, Ukkuduya, Ukkuiya, Ukkujja, Ukkujjana, Ukkujjati, Ukkujjeti, Ukkujji, Ukkujjita, Ukkujjiya, Ukkukkura, Ukkula, Ukkum, Ukkumattu, Ukkumcana, Ukkumdore.
Ends with (+288): Adukku, Ahibhukku, Aippacimulukku, Akhubhukku, Alappukku, Allegukku, Allimukku, Anmelukku, Anukku, Arruccavukku, Arukku, Atipperukku, Attankorukku, Attavarukku, Balibhukku, Bukku, Camukku, Canimulukku, Cantukku, Carukku.
Full-text: Ukkam.
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