kettu (p. 138) கிறேன், கெத்தினேன், வேன், கெத்த, v. a. [prov.] To rive by inserting and turning the instrument--as in spilitting a stick. 2. To chop, mince, cut across and athwart in chopping. 3. To make incisions--as in fish; to hack. 4. To chuckle--as a hen, calling her chickens. 9)