Rotti, Roṭṭi: 2 definitions

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Rotti means something in Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Roṭṭi (ರೊಟ್ಟಿ):—

1) [noun] a kind of flat or bowel-shaped food made the flour of rice, jowar, rāgi, etc., by baking on a pan.

2) [noun] a food baked from a leavened, kneaded dough made with flour or meal, water, yeast, etc.

3) [noun] a kind sweet dish made using rice-flour, jaggery, by frying in oil or ghee.

4) [noun] ರೊಟ್ಟಿ ಜಾರಿ ತುಪ್ಪದಲ್ಲಿ ಬೀಳು [rotti jari tuppadalli bilu] roṭṭi jāri tuppadalli bīḷu (prov.) (an unexpected event) to lead to one’s advantage; 'his bread fell in to honey'.

context information

Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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Tamil dictionary

Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil Lexicon

Roṭṭi (ரொட்டி) noun < Urdu rōṭī. [K. roṭṭi.] Bread, wheaten cake; கோதுமைமாவாற் செய்த உணவுவகை. [kothumaimavar seytha unavuvagai.]

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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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