Ammu: 2 definitions

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Ammu 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

Ammu (ಅಮ್ಮು):—

1) [verb] (dial.) to say; to utter; to express in words.

2) [verb] (dial.) to use harsh words; to blame or scold in a sharp way; to reprimand.

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Ammu (ಅಮ್ಮು):—

1) [verb] to exhibit valour; to act in a courageous way.

2) [verb] to be able to.

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Ammu (ಅಮ್ಮು):—[noun] = ಅಮ್ಮುಗೆ [ammuge].

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Āmmu (ಆಮ್ಮು):—

1) [noun] the state or fact of being an owner; ownership.

2) [noun] legal right of possession; lawful title (to something); proprietorship.

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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

Ammu (அம்மு) noun cf. அம்மம். [ammam.] Boiled rice; சோறு. [soru.] Local usage Nursery usage

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Ammu (அம்மு) [ammutal] 5 v.intransitive cf. பம்மு-. [pammu-.] To dissemble, on hearing a thing spoken of, by seeming to know nothing about it, to act with reserve and duplicity; மாரீசம்பண்ணுதல். [marisambannuthal.] (W.)

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Ammu (அம்மு) [ammutal] 5 v.intransitive cf. பம்பு-. [pambu-.] To spread thickly, as a mass of motionless clouds that overspread the heavens, obscuring the rays of the sun; மேகமந்தாரமாதல். [megamantharamathal.] (J.)

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Ammu (அம்மு) [ammutal] 5 transitive verb To press; அமுக்குதல். வல்லி யமாம னெகிழ்த்து [amukkuthal. valli yamama negizhthu] (மருதூரந்தாதி [maruthurandathi] 91).

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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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