Kankattu, Kaṇkaṭṭu, Kaṇkāṭṭu: 2 definitions
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKaṇkaṭṭu (ಕಣ್ಕಟ್ಟು):—
1) [noun] (fig.) the art or performing skill of producing baffling effects or illusions by sleight of hand, concealed apparatus, etc.; magic.
2) [noun] the use of false representations to gain an unjust advantage; dishonest artifice or trick; fraud.
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 LexiconKaṇkaṭṭu (கண்கட்டு) [kaṇkaṭṭutal] [kaṇ-kaṭṭu] transitive verb < idem. + கட்டு-. [kattu-.]
1. To blindfold; கண்ணைக்கட்டிவிடுதல். [kannaikkattividuthal.]
2. To blind the eyes by magic; மந்திரத்தால் கண் ணைமறைத்தல். ஈதென்ன கண்கட்டுமாயம் [manthirathal kan naimaraithal. ithenna kankattumayam] (இராமநாடகம் ஆரணிய. [iramanadagam araniya.] 28).
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Kaṇkaṭṭu (கண்கட்டு) [kaṇ-kaṭṭu] noun < idem. + idem. [Telugu: kanukaṭṭu.] Blindfolding, blindman’s buff; கண்ணைப்பொத்துகை. [kannaippothugai.]
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Kaṇkāṭṭu (கண்காட்டு) [kaṇkāṭṭutal] [kaṇ-kāṭṭu] transitive verb < idem. +. To wink by way of hinting; குறிப்பாகக் கண் சிமிட்டுதல். கொல்லென்று காமனையுங் கண்காட்டி [kurippagak kan simittuthal. kollenru kamanaiyung kankatti] (தமிழ்நாவலர் சரிதை [thamizhnavalar sarithai] 90).
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: Kan-kattukacam, Kan-kattuvittai, Kankattuvan.
Ends with: Alakankattu, Attuma-irakkankattu, Cukankattu, Mukankattu, Nakarikankattu, Palakkankattu, Urukkankattu.
Full-text: Kan-kattukacam, Kan-kattuvittai.
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