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Badaga

name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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name

Meaning 1

A Dravidian language spoken primarily in the Nilgri Hills of southern India.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

A member of an indigenous people of the Nilgri Hills of southern India.

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noun

Meaning 3

the dialect of Kannada that is spoken by the Badaga

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: Kannada, Kanarese

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noun

Meaning 4

a member of an agricultural people of southern India

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Broader terms: Dravidian

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Badaga படகா.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Hindi: बदगा (badgā) — language
  • Kannada: ಬಡಗ (baḍaga) — language
  • Malayalam: ബഡഗ (baḍaga) — language
  • Tamil: படுக (paṭuka) — language