noun
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that which or a person who gives life-support.
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that which makes something what it is; intrinsic, fundamental nature or most important quality (of something); essential being; essence.
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the significance or the main theme.
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a thread passing between the strings and the bridge of a tambu`ri, (the base pitch instrument), used to vary the pitch subtly to tune it perfectly and get a sonorous sound.
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the least degree of variation in the pitch of the sound, which human ear can perceive, made by such adjustment.
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ಜೀವಾಳಕಟ್ಟು jīvāḷa kaṭṭu to tune or adjust the pitch of a tambūri with the help a thread, as to get sonorous sound.