Urku, Uṟku: 1 definition

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Urku 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

Urku (ಉರ್ಕು):—

1) [verb] to come or rush out suddenly, issue, esp. in a jet or stream; (of water etc.) rise or flow in a stream, well up; to spring up, forth or out.

2) [verb] to exhibit one’s valour, power etc.; to act bravely.

3) [verb] (joy, grief etc.) to come or arise vehemently .

4) [verb] to act in an overbearing, imperious or dictatorial manner.

5) [verb] to beam with joy.

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Urku (ಉರ್ಕು):—[verb] to become altered from a solid to a liquid state usu. by heat; to melt.

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Urku (ಉರ್ಕು):—

1) [noun] elevation of mind due to success; a sudden outburst, as of some emotion; ebullition.

2) [noun] elevation of spirits; a feeling of pleasurable self-satisfaction and self-assurance.

3) [noun] extreme self-pride and boastfulness; excessive and ostentatious vanity; vain glory.

4) [noun] great bravery; valour.

5) [noun] relatively high level of confidence and enthusiasm.

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Urku (ಉರ್ಕು):—[noun] a hard, tough metal composed of iron alloyed with various small percentages of carbon and often variously with other metals, as nickel, chromium, manganese, etc., to produce hardness, resistance to rusting, etc.

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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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