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Kannada

  • /ˈkʌn.(n)ə.də/
  • /ˈkɑːnədə/
  • /ˈkænədə/

Sounds like Canada

Where it comes from

From Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa). Doublet of Canara.

proper noun Kanada

  1. The Dravidian language that is the official language of the state of Karnataka, India.

    Similar: Canarese

  2. The alphasyllabary used to write the aforementioned language, along with Konkani and Tulu.

Translations

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name language

Españolidioma canarés
한국어칸나다어 Kannada'eo
日本語カンナダ語 Kannada-go
中文卡納達語 /卡纳达语 Kǎnàdá-yǔ, 坎那達語 /坎那达语 Kǎnnàdá-yǔ
हिन्दीकन्नड kannaḍ, कन्नड़ भाषा kannaṛ bhāṣā, कन्नड़ kannaṛ
Portuguêscanarim, canará, canarês
Françaiskannada
DeutschKannada
Italianolingua kannada
Русскийка́ннада kánnada
العربيةاَلْكَانَادَا al-kanadā

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@misc{kannada_2026,
  title = {Kannada},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kannada},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}