Alukku, Aḻukku, Aḷukku: 1 definition
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: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconAlukku (அலுக்க�) [alukkutal] 5 transitive verb caus. of அலுங்க�-. [alungu-.] To shake slightly; சிறிது அசைத்தல். எழுதும்பொழுத� பேனாவை அலுக்கிவிட்டான�. [sirithu asaithal. ezhuthumbozhuthu penavai alukkivittan.] Local usage � intransitive verb To strut, swagger; பிலுக்குப் பண்ண� தல�. [pilukkup pannu thal.] (W.)
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Aḻukku (அழுக்க�) noun probably from அழுங்க�-. [azhungu-.] [Malayalam: ḻu.]
1. Dirt, stain; மாசு. ஆட� அழுக்குப� பிடித்திருக்கிறத�. [masu. adai azhukkup pidithirukkirathu.]
2. Excrement, physical impurities; மலசலாதிகள். இரண்டியக்க முதலான வழுக்காட� யெய்தின் [malasalathigal. irandiyakka muthalana vazhukkadai yeythin] (தணிகைப்புராணம் அகத். [thanigaippuranam agath.] 392).
3. Impurity of mind; மனமாசு. [manamasu.] (தணிகைப்புராணம் அகத். [thanigaippuranam agath.] 213.)
4. Impurity of soul, as ṇa-; ஆணவமுதலி� பாசம�. அமலனுயிர்க� கழுக்கறுக்� [anavamuthaliya pasam. amalanuyirk kazhukkarukka] (சிவதருமோத்தரம் பாயி. [sivatharumotharam payi.] 7).
5. Envy; பொறாமை. உள்ளத்தழுக� கறாமையால� [poramai. ullathazhug karamaiyal] (திருவிளையாடற� புராணம� நகரப�. [thiruvilaiyadar puranam nagarap.] 100).
6. Lochia, discharges after confinement; பிரசவத்தின்பின� வட� யும் ஊனீர். [pirasavathinpin vadi yum unir.] (இங�. வை. [ing. vai.] 399.)
7. Soiled clothes; வெளுத்தற்குரிய மாசுபடிந்த ஆட�. [velutharkuriya masupadintha adai.]
8. Hawk's bill, Caretta squamata; ஆமைவகை. [amaivagai.] (W.)
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Aḷukku (அளுக்க�) [ḷuܳٲ] 5 v.intransitive [Telugu: aluku, K. alugu.] To be perturbed, frightened; குலை தல�. (திவா.) [kulai thal. (thiva.)]
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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