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PRONUNCIATION OF ANICUT

anicut  [ˈænɪkʌt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ANICUT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Anicut is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ANICUT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

anicut

Dam

A dam is a barrier that impounds water or underground streams. Dams generally serve the primary purpose of retaining water, while other structures such as floodgates or levees are used to manage or prevent water flow into specific land regions. Hydropower and pumped-storage hydroelectricity are often used in conjunction with dams to generate electricity. A dam can also be used to collect water or for storage of water which can be evenly distributed between locations. The word dam can be traced back to Middle English, and before that, from Middle Dutch, as seen in the names of many old cities.

Definition of anicut in the English dictionary

The definition of anicut in the dictionary is a dam, found in streams in India, which serves to control the flow of an irrigation system.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ANICUT


buzzcut
ˈbʌzˌkʌt
Calicut
ˈkælɪˌkʌt
crinkle-cut
ˈkrɪŋkəlˌkʌt
crosscut
ˈkrɒsˌkʌt
cut
kʌt
haircut
ˈhɛəˌkʌt
incut
ˈɪnˌkʌt
intercut
ˌɪntəˈkʌt
linocut
ˈlaɪnəʊˌkʌt
low-cut
ˌləʊˈkʌt
precut
priːˈkʌt
scut
skʌt
short-cut
ʃɔːt kʌt
square-cut
ˈskwɛəˌkʌt
uncut
ʌnˈkʌt
undercut
ˌʌndəˈkʌt
uppercut
ˈʌpəˌkʌt
woodcut
ˈwʊdˌkʌt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ANICUT

ani
Aniakchak
anicca
aniconic
aniconism
aniconist
anidrosis
anigh
anight
anil
anile
anilin
anilinctus
aniline
aniline dye
anilingus
anility
anim.
anima
animacy

WORDS THAT END LIKE ANICUT

annicut
boot-cut
brilliant cut
buzz cut
clean-cut
clear-cut
Connecticut
director´s cut
half-cut
jump cut
make the cut
miss the cut
pay cut
power cut
price cut
razor cut
razor-cut
rough-cut
short cut
tax cut

Synonyms and antonyms of anicut in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «anicut» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ANICUT

Find out the translation of anicut to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of anicut from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «anicut» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

anicut
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

anicut
570 millions of speakers

English

anicut
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

anicut
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

anicut
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

anicut
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Anicut
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

anicut
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Anicut
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Aicut
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

anicut
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

anicut
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

anicut
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Inggris
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

anicut
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அணைக்கட்டு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अनीच
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

anicut
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

anicut
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

anicut
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

anicut
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

anicut
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

anicut
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

anicut
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

anicut
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

anicut
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of anicut

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ANICUT»

The term «anicut» is normally little used and occupies the 134.903 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of anicut
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ANICUT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «anicut» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «anicut» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about anicut

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ANICUT»

Discover the use of anicut in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to anicut and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Anicut systems in Sri Lanka: The case of the Upper Walawe ...
Molle, F.Jayakody, P.de Silva, S. Working Paper 61 Anicut Systems in Sri Lanka: Anicut Systems in Sri Lanka: Anicut Systems in Sri Lanka: Anicut Systems in Sri Lanka: Anicut Systems in Sri Lanka: The Case of the Upper W The Case of the ...
Molle, F.Jayakody, P.de Silva, S., 2003
2
Rehabilitation of Small-scale Irrigation Systems in Sri ...
The Tank or Anicut Committee is regarded as the primary vehicle to enlist farmer participation in operation and maintenance activities. The Committee is without legal status and is meant to be a relatively informal association that is formed with  ...
Shyamala Abeyratne, 1990
3
Gazetteer of the Nellore District: Brought Upto 1938
The Pennar river canal system consists of the Nellore The Pennai anicut system and the Nellore tank together with the Sangam nver canal anicut system. The oldest reservoir under the Pennar is the sys ""• Nellore tank which originally ...
Government Of Madras Staff, Government of Madras, 1942
4
Grand Anicut
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Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, McBrewster John, 2010
5
Southern India: Its History, People, Commerce, and ...
The Cauvery rises in Coorg, near Mer- cara, and drains an area of 26,000 square miles, and on entering the delta of Tanjore, at the Grand Anicut, 8 miles east of Trichinopoly, it divides into a number of minor channels, from which irrigation has  ...
Arnold Wright, 1914
6
Irrigation and Agricultural Development in Asia: ...
... Anicut and channel from permanent stream Nil Hanganwagura \ Major (WRB) Anicut and long channel from Walawe river with perennial flow Nil Jansagama > Rotawala * Jayawickremayaya Major Anicut and channel to tank from Kirindi ...
E. Walter Coward, 1980
7
Interstate Disputes Over Krishna Waters: Law, Science and ...
Krishna Anicut before it was breached in 1952; (b) the formulae used to calculate discharges of water flow over the anicut; and (c) the gauges used to calculate the discharges. These issues are summarised briefly. The British East India ...
Radha D'Souza, 2006
8
Dynamics of Rural Development in Tribal Areas: A Study of ...
Name of the Scheme Panchayat No. proposed Samiti Proposed Ayacut (in acres) Estimated cost Rs. (In lakhs) (D (2) (3) (4) (5) I . Construction of anicut across Mandalagadda near Bhadragiri Amiti 2. Construction of diversion wire to feed ...
Surendra Kumar Pachauri, 1984
9
General Sir Arthur Cotton, His Life and Work
SIR. ARTHUR. COTTON. During 1898-99. To end of 1898-99. ii. KALINGARAYAN CHANNEL SYSTEM. "The actual return was 12.72 per cent, on the capital outlay." Rs. 10,175 Rs. —55,673 12. PALAR ANICUT SYSTEM " The actual return ...
Lady Elizabeth Hope, William Digby, 1900
10
History of Tinnevelly - A Political and General History from ...
The most famous of the anicuts is that which is called by An"i" the English the Canadian anicut. "Canadian" stands for Kannadi- yan, and the meaning is the aniout made by the Kannadi or Kannadiyan, that is, by the Canarese man. This is  ...
Bishop R. Caldwell, Caldwell R. Bishop, 1881

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ANICUT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term anicut is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Work on New Water Treatment Plant for City Begins
The two treatment plants functioning at TK Halli now each treat 145 MLD of Cauvery water, which flows by gravity from the Shiva Anicut Netkal ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
2
PWD chief engineer inspects Mukkombu
He inspected the repair of the shutters across the Coleroon at the Upper Anicut being carried out at a cost of Rs. 10 crore with assistance from ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
3
DRDA Urged to Conduct Study to Build 3 Check Dams Near City
“Also, the Corporation should remove encroachments between Coimbatore Anicut and Periyakulam in Ukkadam so that the water flow into ... «The New Indian Express, Jun 15»
4
Rs2.70 cr approved for anicut over Sakri river | Raipur NYOOOZ
The State Government has approved Rs2.70 crore for the construction of the 'Ram Mandir Anicut' over Sakri river in Kawardha development ... «NYOOOZ, Jun 15»
5
'Focus on works in fluoride-hit areas'
... designs and estimate for raising the height of existing anicut of Dummugudem by 1 meter and study its effect on upside and downside of the ... «The Hindu, Jun 15»
6
Rs. 475 cr. HUDCO loan for Nellore city water scheme
Developed in 1885, the Sangam anicut is the second barrage after the one constructed at Nellore on the Penna river to meet the irrigation ... «The Hindu, Jun 15»
7
Special prayers for rain
Special mass prayers were performed at Sri Brihadeeswarar Temple here on Monday for copious flow in the Cauvery so that the Grand Anicut ... «The Hindu, Jun 15»
8
Shutters at Mukkombu in two weeks
A few years ago, the PWD had taken up a similar work to repair the shutters across the Cauvery at the Anicut with financial assistance from the ... «The Hindu, May 15»
9
Another Cooum crackdown
*Contamination begins downstream from Paruthipattu Anicut near Avadi. *Several million litres of raw sewage, effluents continue to find their ... «The Hindu, May 15»
10
Arthur Cotton envisaged Polavaram long ago
His daughter had succumbed to a snake bite during the construction of anicut across Godavari. But, when the Cotton's grandson Robert C. «The Hindu, May 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Anicut [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/anicut>. Apr 2024 ».
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