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Noun

1. 1
   The Dravidian language that is the official language of the state of Karnataka, India. uncountable
2. 2
   a Dravidian language spoken in southern India wordnet
3. 3
   The alphasyllabary used to write the aforementioned language, along with Konkani and Tulu. uncountable

Synonyms

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canaresecanaresekanaresekanarese languagekannada language

Example

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"Of the Dravidian languages, Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, and Malayalam have the most speakers."

Etymology

From Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa). Doublet of Canara.

Related phrases

Old Kannada

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