Dakshina Kannada

English

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

Dakshina Kannada

Where it comes from

From Kannada ದಕ್ಷಿಣ (dakṣiṇa, “south”) + ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa, “Kannada”), presumably a translation of the older name for the region, South Canara.

proper noun

A district of Karnataka, in southwestern India. Mangalore is its chief city and administrative headquarters.

Talk about this word

Cite this

MLA

"Dakshina Kannada." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dakshina%20kannada. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

Dakshina Kannada. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dakshina%20kannada

Chicago

"Dakshina Kannada." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dakshina%20kannada.

BibTeX

@misc{dakshina_kannada_2026,
  title = {Dakshina Kannada},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dakshina%20kannada},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}