anicut

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noun

A dam built in a stream for maintaining and regulating irrigation.

OriginTamil அணைக்கட்டு →
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Meanings

nounanicut (plural anicuts)

plural anicuts · alternative anaicut · alternative annicut

  1. IndiaSouthA dam built in a stream for maintaining and regulating irrigation.

Origin

  1. Tamilஅணைக்கட்டு“dam for regulating the flow of an irrigation channel”
  2. Englishanicut

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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APA

anicut. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anicut

MLA

“anicut.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anicut. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anicut,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anicut.

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