Category: artsPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common

ಸಂಗೀತ

/sangīta/Roman

English meaning: music

Kannada Definition

(ಕನ್ನಡ)

ಸ್ವರ, ತಾಳ ಮತ್ತು ಲಯಗಳ ಸಮ್ಮಿಶ್ರಣದಿಂದ ಸೃಷ್ಟಿಯಾಗುವ ಕಲೆ. ಇದು ಮನಸ್ಸಿಗೆ ಆನಂದ ನೀಡುತ್ತದೆ.

English Definition

Organized sound forming melody, harmony, and rhythm for aesthetic pleasure

Example

ಅವಳು ಪ್ರತಿದಿನ ಸಂಗೀತ ಅಭ್ಯಾಸ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಾಳೆ.

In English: She practices music every day.

Synonyms

  • ರಾಗ
  • ಗಾನ

Antonyms / Opposites

  • ಮೌನ

Literary Heritage

ಕಾಯಕವೇ ಕೈಲಾಸ

/Kayakave kailasa/

Work itself is paradise — honest labour is divine.

Basavanna · Philosopher, Social Reformer & Poet · 1131–1167 CE

Vachanas

Basavanna's foundational teaching on the dignity of labour

ಓ ನನ್ನ ಚೇತನ ಆಗು ನೀ ಅನಿಕೇತನ

/O nanna chetana aagu nee aniketana/

O my spirit, become one without a fixed abode — free, boundless, universal.

Kuvempu (K. V. Puttappa) · Rashtra Kavi (National Poet of Karnataka) · 1904–1994

Viswamanuva Geete

Kuvempu's call for a universal human identity beyond caste, religion, and region

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Language
ಕನ್ನಡ
Kannada
Script
Kannada
Family
Dravidian
Speakers
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