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anicut

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.05 in modern English

Syllables
an-i-cut
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Indian usage

Etymology

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.

Usage

Inflected Forms

anicuts (plural) anaicut (alternative) annicut (alternative)

Questions

What does anicut mean?
A dam built in a stream for maintaining and regulating irrigation.
Where does anicut come from?
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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