Cannu, Caṇṇu, Caṉṉu, Chānnu: 2 definitions

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Cannu (ಚನ್ನು):—

1) [noun] the quality that suits the purpose; appropriateness; aptness.

2) [noun] beauty; beautifulness; handsomeness.

3) [noun] the quality of being morally right, fair and just; righteousness; rectitude.

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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

Caṇṇu (சண்ணு) [caṇṇutal] 5 transitive verb cf. idem.

1. To attack; தாக்குதல். தட்டாரப் பைய லரிகர புத் ரனைச் சண்ணினனே [thakkuthal. thattarap paiya larigara puth ranais sanninane] (தனிப்பாடற்றிரட்டு [thanippadarrirattu] i, 223, 13).

2. To remove, cure; நீக்குதல். கீழாநெல்லி . . . காமாலை களைச் சண்ணும் [nikkuthal. kizhanelli . . . kamalai kalais sannum] (பதார்த்தகுண சிந்தாமணிமேகலை [patharthaguna sindamani] 300).

3. To eat to excess, to be gluttonous; நிறையப் புசித்தல். சண்ணி யிழுத்தான். [niraiyap pusithal. sanni yizhuthan.]

4. To copulate; புணர்தல். [punarthal.] Vulgar usage

5. To accomplish, execute, effect, used sarcastically; செய்து முடித்தல். அவர் சண்ணுகிறதைப் பார்ப் போம். [seythu mudithal. avar sannugirathaip parp pom.] Vulgar usage

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Caṉṉu (சன்னு) noun < Jahnu. A Ṛṣi who drank in the Ganges and let her out through his ears; கங்கையையுண்டு செவிவழியாக அதனை வெளி விடுத்த ஒரு முனிவர். மாதவச் சன்னுவின் வேள்வியை யழிப்ப [kangaiyaiyundu sevivazhiyaga athanai veli vidutha oru munivar. mathavas sannuvin velviyai yazhippa] (கம்பராமாயணம் அகலிகை. [kambaramayanam agaligai.] 57).

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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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