கட்டு
See also: காட்டு
Tamil
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Cognate with Tulu ಕಟ್ಟುನಿ (kaṭṭuni), Telugu కట్టు (kaṭṭu), Malayalam കെട്ടുക (keṭṭuka).
Pronunciation
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Verb
[edit]கட்டு • (kaṭṭu)
- to build, construct, fix, erect
- (transitive) to tie, to bind, to fasten, to shackle
- to establish (as a theory)
- to hug, embrace
- to support, sustain
- to tie on, adorn with
- to wear, be dressed in (as clothes)
- to remit, pay up, pay
- to acquire
- to fabricate, contrive, invent
- to harden
- to condense
- to store, gather together
- to suborn
- to compose (as verses)
- to marry
- to fill (as a tank with water)
- to shut up, close up
- to export
- (colloquial) to win, checkmate, overcome
- (figurative) to bind (by magic or magic spells)
- (intransitive) to
- to harden, consolidate, congeal, coagulate, form, (as concretions)
- to be congested
- to swell (as a boil or tumor)
- to be a bad omen, portend misfortune
- to overspread (as clouds)
- to be worthwhile
- to compare with, be equal to
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of கட்டு (kaṭṭu)
Derived terms
[edit]- கட்டுரை (kaṭṭurai)
Noun
[edit]கட்டு • (kaṭṭu)
- tie, band, fastening, ligature
- boil, abscess, tumor
- fabrication, falsehood, invention
- bounds, regulations of society, community law
- commandment, government
- social relationship, family connection
- guard, sentry, watch, patrol
- fortification, protection, defence
- building, structure
- class, section
- tire
- marriage
- bond, tie, attachment
- strength, firmness, certainty
- abundance, plenty
- decorum
- divination, foretelling events
- bundle, packet, pack, bale
- dam, ridge, causeway
- direction, instruction
- robust build, strong constitution
- side of a mountain
- surrounding, forcing into a corner, encirclement
Derived terms
[edit]- கட்டடம் (kaṭṭaṭam)
References
[edit]- University of Madras (1924–1936) “கட்டு”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press