Tamil

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Etymology

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Cognate with Tulu ಕಟ್ಟುನಿ (kaṭṭuni), Telugu కట్టు (kaṭṭu), Malayalam കെട്ടുക (keṭṭuka).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kɐʈːʊ/, [kɐʈːɯ]

Verb

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கட்டு (kaṭṭu)

  1. to build, construct, fix, erect
  2. (transitive) to tie, to bind, to fasten, to shackle
  3. to establish (as a theory)
  4. to hug, embrace
  5. to support, sustain
  6. to tie on, adorn with
  7. to wear, be dressed in (as clothes)
  8. to remit, pay up, pay
  9. to acquire
  10. to fabricate, contrive, invent
  11. to harden
  12. to condense
  13. to store, gather together
  14. to suborn
  15. to compose (as verses)
  16. to marry
  17. to fill (as a tank with water)
  18. to shut up, close up
  19. to export
  20. (colloquial) to win, checkmate, overcome
  21. (figurative) to bind (by magic or magic spells)
  22. (intransitive) to
  23. to harden, consolidate, congeal, coagulate, form, (as concretions)
  24. to be congested
  25. to swell (as a boil or tumor)
  26. to be a bad omen, portend misfortune
  27. to overspread (as clouds)
  28. to be worthwhile
  29. to compare with, be equal to

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Noun

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கட்டு (kaṭṭu)

  1. tie, band, fastening, ligature
  2. boil, abscess, tumor
  3. fabrication, falsehood, invention
  4. bounds, regulations of society, community law
  5. commandment, government
  6. social relationship, family connection
  7. guard, sentry, watch, patrol
  8. fortification, protection, defence
  9. building, structure
  10. class, section
  11. tire
  12. marriage
  13. bond, tie, attachment
  14. strength, firmness, certainty
  15. abundance, plenty
  16. decorum
  17. divination, foretelling events
  18. bundle, packet, pack, bale
  19. dam, ridge, causeway
  20. direction, instruction
  21. robust build, strong constitution
  22. side of a mountain
  23. surrounding, forcing into a corner, encirclement

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References

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  • University of Madras (1924–1936) “கட்டு”, in Tamil Lexicon, Madras [Chennai]: Diocesan Press