Cottu, Coṭṭu, Cōttu: 2 definitions
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusCoṭṭu (ಚೊಟ್ಟು):�
1) [noun] the quality or state of being crooked; crookedness; a bend.
2) [noun] (fig.) a fault, a defect; a failing.
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Cottu (ಚೊತ್ತು):—[noun] the condition or fact of (a limb or limbs of one’s body) being crooked; crookedness.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
Tamil dictionary
: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconCoṭṭu (சொட்டு) [ṭṭܳٲ] 5 verb probably from �. [Malayalam: ṭṭܰ첹.] intransitive To fall in drops, drizzle; துளித் தல�. தேன் சொட்டச்சொட்டநின் றட்டுந்திருக� கொன்றை [thulith thal. then sottachottanin rattunthirug konrai] (தேவாரம� [thevaram] 586, 1). � transitive (J.)
1. To peck, as a crow; கொத்துதல�. [kothuthal.]
2. To snatch away, misappropriate secretly and slowly; அபகரித்தல். [apagarithal.]
3. To cheat, circumvent; வஞ்சித்தல். [vanchithal.]
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Coṭṭu (சொட்டு) noun < சொட்டு¹-. [dzٳٳ¹-.] [K. ٴṭṭ.]
1. Drop; துளி. ஒர� சொட்டு நெய். [thuli. oru sottu ney.]
2. Small piece, slice; துண்டு. தேங்காய்ச் சொட்டு. [thundu. thengays sottu.] (J.)
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Coṭṭu (சொட்டு) [ṭṭܳٲ] 5 transitive verb < Telugu ḍḍ.
1. [Malayalam: ṭṭܰ첹.] To strike with knuckles; குட்டு தல�. [kuttu thal.] Colloq.
2. To tap gently the udder of a goat for inducing free flow of milk; பால்கறத் தற்க� ஆட்டுமடியைத் தட்டுதல். [palkarath tharku attumadiyaith thattuthal.] (W.)
3. To beat, hit; அடித்தல். [adithal.] Local usage
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Coṭṭu (சொட்டு) noun < சொட்டு³-. [dzٳٳ³-.] [Telugu: K. ḍḍ.]
1. [Malayalam: ṭṭ.] Cuff, knock on the head; குட்டு. [kuttu.]
2. [Telugu:. ṭṭ.] Defect, blemish, stigma; குற்றங்குற�. [kurrangurai.]
3. Disparaging remark conveyed through a hint, insinuation; குற்றத்த� வெளிப்படக்கூறாது குறிப்பாற் கூறும் பேச்சு. அவன் சொட்டுப்போட்டுப் பேசுகிறான். [kurrathai velippadakkurathu kurippar kurum pechu. avan sottuppottup pesugiran.]
4. Cipher; சுன் னம�. [sun nam.] Local usage
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Cottu (சொத்து) noun < svam neutral nominative singular of sva. [Telugu: K. sottu.]
1. Property, possessions, being of two kinds, viz., 屹 and ṅk; தாவர சங்கமங்களாகி� உடைம�. [thavara sangamangalagiya udaimai.]
2. Gold; பொன். சொத்துற் றமைந்த சுதையில் செஞ் சுவர� [pon. sothur ramaintha suthaiyil segn suvar] (பெருȨகத� உஞ்சைக�. [perungathai unchaig.] 34, 221).
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Cottu (சொத்து) noun < சொத்தை. [sothai.] See சொத்தை¹ [dzٳ¹], 2. உலகந௶தி்கைபட்டு வலக்கை சொத்தானவும� [ulakkaipattu valakkai sothanavum] (கலிங்கத்துப்பரணி [kalingathupparani] 133).
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Cottu (சொத்து) noun < Telugu tjottu. [K. sottu.] Blood-like red paste; உடலிற்பூசும் இரத்தம� போன்� செம்பச�. சொத்துப் பூசிக்கொண்டான். [udalirpusum iratham ponra sembasai. sothup pusikkondan.] (W.)
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Cōttu (சோத்து) interjection < ōٰ. See சோத்தம�. சோத்துன் னடிய மென்றோரை [sotham. sothun nadiya menrorai] (திருக்கோவயார் [thirukkovaiyar] 173).
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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