Etymology

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Today it means: A dam built in a stream for maintaining and regulating irrigation. Full definition →

Tamil அணைக்கட்டு
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  1. Tamil · borrowed fromஅணைக்கட்டு“dam for regulating the flow of an irrigation channel”
  2. English todayanicut

Borrowed from Tamil அணைக்கட்டு (aṇaikkaṭṭu, “dam for regulating the flow of an irrigation channel”), from அணை (aṇai) + கட்டு (kaṭṭu). Also compare Kannada ಅಣೆಕಟ್ಟು (aṇekaṭṭu) with the same construction.

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