Category: environmentPart of speech: nounDifficulty: CommonRecommended for ★ UPSC
ಅರಣ್ಯ
/araṇya/Roman
English meaning: forest
Kannada Definition
(ಕನ್ನಡ)ಮರಗಿಡಗಳಿಂದ ಆವೃತವಾದ ವಿಶಾಲ ಭೂಮಿ.
English Definition
A large area of land covered with trees and other plants.
Example
“ಅರಣ್ಯ ನಾಶ ಪರಿಸರಕ್ಕೆ ಹಾನಿಕರ.”
In English: “Deforestation is harmful to the environment.”
Synonyms
- ಕಾಡು
- ವನ
Antonyms / Opposites
- ಮರುಭೂಮಿ
Literary Heritage
“ಕಾಯಕವೇ ಕೈಲಾಸ”
/Kayakave kailasa/
“Work itself is paradise — honest labour is divine.”
“ಓ ನನ್ನ ಚೇತನ ಆಗು ನೀ ಅನಿಕೇತನ”
/O nanna chetana aagu nee aniketana/
“O my spirit, become one without a fixed abode — free, boundless, universal.”
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