KANARESE
Dictionary entry overview: What does Kanarese mean? • KANARESE (noun)
The noun KANARESE has 2 senses:
1. a member of a Kannada-speaking group of people living chiefly in Kanara in southern India
2. a Dravidian language spoken in southern India
Familiarity information: KANARESE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• KANARESE (noun)
Meaning:
A member of a Kannada-speaking group of people living chiefly in Kanara in southern India
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Canarese; Kanarese
Hypernyms ("Kanarese" is a kind of...):
Dravidian (a member of one of the aboriginal races of India (pushed south by Caucasians and now mixed with them))
Meaning:
A Dravidian language spoken in southern India
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
Kannada; Kanarese
Hypernyms ("Kanarese" is a kind of...):
South Dravidian (a Dravidian language spoken primarily in southern India)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Kanarese"):
Badaga (the dialect of Kannada that is spoken by the Badaga)
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