Nuru, Nūru: 2 definitions
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusNūru (ನೂರು):—[adjective] amounting to one hundred in number; hundred.
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Nūru (ನೂರು):—[noun] the cardinal number one hundred; 100.
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Nūṟu (ನೂಱು):—[noun] = ನೂರು [nuru]1.
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Nūṟu (ನೂಱು):—[noun] = ನೂರು [nuru]2.
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 LexiconNuru (நுரு) noun Tender shoots in paddy stubble; அறுத்தநாளில் முளைக்கும் தளிர். [aruthanalil mulaikkum thalir.] (J.)
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Nūṟu (நூறு) [nūṟutal] 5 transitive verb [Telugu: nūru, M. nūṟuka.]
1. To destroy, kill; அழித்தல். பழமலையந்தாதி்பகை தவ நூறுவா யென [azhithal. pazhambagai thava nuruva yena] (சீவகசிந்தாமணி [sivagasindamani] 324).
2. To strike, beat, as one’s breast; அறைந்து கொள்ளுதல். முலைபொலி யாக முருப்ப நூறி [arainthu kolluthal. mulaipoli yaga muruppa nuri] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 25).
3. To cut down, butcher; வெட்டுதல். யானை யருஞ்சமந் ததைய நூறி [vettuthal. yanai yarunchaman thathaiya nuri] (புறநானூறு [purananuru] 93).
4. To crush; நெரித்தல். கரும்பினைக் கண்டகர நூறி [nerithal. karumbinaig kandagara nuri] (நாலடியார் [naladiyar], 156).
5. To pulverise, reduce to powder; பொடியாக்குதல். அரண்பல நூறி [podiyakkuthal. aranpala nuri] (அகநா. [agana.] 69).
6. To demolish; இடித்தல். [idithal.] (புறப்பொருள்வெண்பாமாலை [purapporulvenpamalai] 6, 26, உரை. [urai.])
7. To surround; வளைந்துகொள்ளுதல். நதிவெள்ள நூறுகென [valainthugolluthal. nathivella nurugena] (ததக்கயாகப்க்கயாகப். [thathakkayagapkkayagap.] 652).
8. To drive out, expel; துரத்துதல். காரிரு ளிரிய நூறி [thurathuthal. kariru liriya nuri] (ஞானாமிர்தம் [gnanamirtham] 67).
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Nūṟu (நூறு) noun < நூறு-. [nuru-.] [Malayalam: nūṟu, Travancore usage nūtra.]
1. Powder; flour; dust; மா, பொடி முதலி யன. நூறொடு குழீஇன கூவை [ma, podi muthali yana. nurodu kuzhiina kuvai] (பத்துப்பாட்டு: மலை [pathuppattu: malai] 137).
2. cf. நீறு. [niru.] Lime; சுண்ணாம்பு. கோடுசுடு நூற்றினர் [sunnambu. kodusudu nurrinar] (பத்துப்பாட்டு: மதுரைக்காஞ்சி [pathuppattu: mathuraikkanchi] 401).
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Nūṟu (நூறு) noun [Telugu: Kanarese, Malayalam: nūṟu.] Hundred; நூறு என்ற எண். நூறென் கிளவி [nuru enra en. nuren kilavi] (தொல். எழுத். [thol. ezhuth.] 472).
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: Nurugisu, Nurugu, Nuruhu, Nurui, Nuruju, Nurujugallu, Nurujukallu, Nurukala, Nurukisu, Nurukkal, Nurukku, Nurukoti, Nuruku, Nurumadi, Nurumpuku, Nuruntikkilanku, Nuruvarahaalu, Nuruvarahalu, Nuruvei, Nuruvi.
Ends with (+25): Ahananuru, Ainkurunuru, Ainnuru, Ainuru, Akananuru, Anuru, Arunuru, Ayinuru, Aynuru, Elnuru, Elunuru, Ennuru, Gonnuru, Innuru, Kannuru, Karanuru, Kottunuru, Kuruntokainanuru, Mainnuru, Mannuru.
Full-text (+26): Munnuru, Mainnuru, Snusha, Nurukoti, Ainnuru, Elunuru, Arunuru, Osen-nuru, Ennuru, Nurrantati, Puranavayacu, Nurrettupanitatam, Nanuru, Catayucu, Nurrantu, Kutalurkilar, Purushayucu, Tevaccantam, Kottunuru, Tinaram.
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