Category: culturePart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common

ಹಬ್ಬ

/habba/Roman

English meaning: festival

Kannada Definition

(ಕನ್ನಡ)

ಸಂಭ್ರಮ ಮತ್ತು ಆಚರಣೆಯ ವಿಶೇಷ ದಿನ.

English Definition

A day or period of celebration, typically religious or cultural in nature.

Example

ನಾವು ಪ್ರತಿ ವರ್ಷ ಹಬ್ಬವನ್ನು ಸಂತೋಷದಿಂದ ಆಚರಿಸುತ್ತೇವೆ.

In English: We celebrate the festival joyfully every year.

Synonyms

  • ಉತ್ಸವ
  • ಆಚರಣೆ

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
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