anicut

English

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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.

Noun

anicut (plural anicuts)

  1. (India, esp. South India) A dam built in a stream for maintaining and regulating irrigation.

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