Category: languagePart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common

ಶಬ್ದ

/śabda/Roman

English meaning: word

Kannada Definition

(ಕನ್ನಡ)

ಅರ್ಥ ಇರುವ ಭಾಷೆಯ ಒಂದು ಏಕಮ.

English Definition

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Example

ಕನ್ನಡ ಭಾಷೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಅನೇಕ ಶಬ್ದಗಳಿವೆ.

In English: There are many words in the Kannada language.

Synonyms

  • ಪದ
  • ನುಡಿ

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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