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Kannada

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈkʌn.(n)ə.də/ original approximation
  • /ˈkɑːnədə/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • /ˈkænədə/
  • homophone: Canada

1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 3

a Dravidian language spoken in southern India

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Kanarese

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: South Dravidian

Narrower terms: Badaga

History

Etymology

From Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa). Doublet of Canara.

Across languages

Translations

61 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: اَلْكَانَادَا (al-kanadā) — language
  • Aragonese: idioma canarés — language
  • Armenian: կաննադա (kannada) — language
  • Bengali: কন্নড় ভাষা (konnoṛ bhaśa) — language
  • Breton: kannadeg — language
  • Catalan: kanarès — language
  • Cherokee: ᎧᎾᏓ (kanada) — language
  • Chinese Mandarin: 卡納達語 /卡纳达语 (Kǎnàdá-yǔ) — language
  • Chinese Mandarin: 坎那達語 /坎那达语 (Kǎnnàdá-yǔ) — language
  • Czech: kannadština — language
  • Danish: kannada — language
  • Dhivehi: ކައްނަޑާ (kannaḍā) — language
  • Dutch: Kannada — language
  • Esperanto: Kanara lingvo — language
  • Finnish: kannada — language
  • French: kannada — language
  • Georgian: კანადა (ḳanada) — language
  • German: Kannada — language
  • Gujarati: કન્નડ ભાષા (kannaḍ bhāṣā) — language
  • Hindi: कन्नड (kannaḍ) — language
  • Hindi: कन्नड़ भाषा (kannaṛ bhāṣā) — language
  • Hindi: कन्नड़ (kannaṛ) — language
  • Icelandic: kanaríska — language
  • Indonesian: bahasa Kannada — language
  • Irish: Cannadais — language
  • Italian: lingua kannada — language
  • Japanese: カンナダ語 (Kannada-go) — language
  • Kannada: ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa) — language
  • Khmer: កន្នឌ (kannɔdɔ) — language
  • Korean: 칸나다어 (Kannada'eo) — language
  • Northern Kurdish: kannadayî — language
  • Lithuanian: kanadų kalba — language
  • Low German: Kannada — language
  • Macedonian: канада (kanada) — language
  • Malay: bahasa Kannada — language
  • Malayalam: കന്നഡ (kannaḍa) — language
  • Malayalam: കന്നടം (kannaṭaṁ) — language
  • Bishnupriya Manipuri: কন্নড় ঠার (kannaṛa ṭhāra) — language
  • Marathi: कन्नड भाषा (kannaḍ bhāṣā) — language
  • Newar: कन्नड भाषा (kannaḍa bhāṣā) — language
  • Norwegian: kannada — language
  • Odia: କନ୍ନଡ଼ ଭାଷା (kannaṛa bhāṣā) — language
  • Persian: زبان کانارا (zabân kânârâ) — language
  • Polish: język kannada — language
  • Portuguese: canarim — language
  • Portuguese: canará — language
  • Portuguese: canarês — language
  • Punjabi: ਕੰਨੜ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ (kannaṛ bhāśā) — language
  • Quechua: kannada simi — language
  • Russian: ка́ннада (kánnada) — language
  • Sanskrit: कन्नड (kannaḍa) — language
  • Serbo-Croatian: канада језик — language
  • Slovak: kannadčina — language
  • Spanish: idioma canarés — language
  • Swedish: kannada — language
  • Tamil: கன்னடம் (kaṉṉaṭam) — language
  • Telugu: కన్నడము (kannaḍamu) — language
  • Thai: ภาษากันนาดา (paasăa gannaadaa) — language
  • Turkish: Kannada dili — language
  • Walloon: Kannada — language
  • Welsh: kannada — language
Real reading context

Kannada in complete knowledge articles