Category: societyPart of speech: nounDifficulty: Common

ಕುಟುಂಬ

/kuṭuṃba/Roman

English meaning: family

Kannada Definition

(ಕನ್ನಡ)

ರಕ್ತ ಸಂಬಂಧ ಅಥವಾ ವಿವಾಹದಿಂದ ಒಂದಾದ ಜನರ ಗುಂಪು.

English Definition

A group of people related by blood, marriage, or adoption who live together.

Example

ಕುಟುಂಬ ಪ್ರತಿ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿಯ ಮೊದಲ ಶಾಲೆ.

In English: The family is the first school for every individual.

Synonyms

  • ಮನೆತನ
  • ಪರಿವಾರ

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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