Kemmu: 1 definition
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusKemmu (ಕೆಮ್ಮು):—
1) [verb] to expel air from the lungs with a sudden effort and a noise produced by the abrupt opening of the glottis, usu. in order to remove something obstructing or irritating the air passages; to cough.
2) [verb] ಕೆಮ್ಮುವವಳಾದರೂ ನಮ್ಮವಳೇ ಲೇಸು [kemmuvavaladaru nammavale lesu] kemmuvavaḷā darū nammavaḷē lēsu (prov.) wives must be had, be they good or or bad.
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Kemmu (ಕೆಮ್ಮು):—
1) [noun] a single act of coughing; a sudden expulsion of air from the lungs with a noise produced by abrupt opening of the glottis; cough.
2) [noun] ಅಜ್ಜಿಗೆ ಕೆಮ್ಮು ಕಲಿಸು [ajjige kemmu kalisu] ajjige kemmu kalisu (prov.) to teach grandmother to suck eggs.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Kemmugil, Kemmuha, Kemmuni.
Ends with: Kappekemmu, Kodagakemmu, Nayikemmu, Onakemmu.
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