Tannu, Ṭannu, Taṉṉu, Ṭāṅnu, Tānnu, Dhānnu: 2 definitions
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusṬannu (ಟನ್ನು):—[noun] a unit of various weights as a) 2,240 lb avoirdupois (1016.05 kg); long ton; b) 2,000 lb avoirdupois (907.19 kg); short ton; c) 1,000 kilograms (2,204.62 lb); metric ton.
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 LexiconTaṉṉu (தன்னு) [taṉṉutal] 5 transitive verb cf. tanu.
1. To take little by little, as from a heap; to unload a vessel a little at a time; சிறிது சிறிதாக எடுத்தல். [sirithu sirithaga eduthal.] (W.)
2. To move a vessel by degrees; தோணியை மெல்லத் தள்ளுதல். [thoniyai mellath thalluthal.] (W.)
3. To approach; பத்துப்பாட்டு: பொருநராற்றுப்படை்துதல். நம்பனையே தன்ன வலஞ்செய்துகொளும் [porunthuthal. nambanaiye thanna valancheythugolum] (பதினொராந்திருமுறை விநா. திரு. [pathinorandirumurai vina. thiru.] 3).
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: Tan-urutolil, Tannumai, Tannumaiyon, Tannunarcci, Tannunuka, Tannusiru, Tannutoni, Tannutti, Tannuvattai.
Ends with: Akatannu, Amattannu, Ana-tannu, Apakatannu, Katannu, Kitannu, Krotannu, Mattannu, Rattannu, Ugghatitannu, Vipacitannu.
Full-text: Tannutoni, Thannu, Tuchh-thannu, Tannuvattai, Tinkanmani, Tan, Kara, Kalu.
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