anicutEtymologyBorrowed 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.anicut means A dam built in a stream for maintaining and regulating irrigation. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 90 out of 100.nounA dam built in a stream for maintaining and regulating irrigation.