- a variation of Kanarese.
Canarese
Americanadjective
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Canarese
plural
noun
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The Lād subcaste is from Gujarāt, while the Lingāyats originally belonged to the Telugu and Canarese country.
From The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II by R. V. (Robert Vane) Russell
But more closely resembling our story is a version in a Canarese collection, entitled “Katha Manjari”:—A certain king had a magpie that flew one day to heaven with another magpie.
From Tales of the Sun or Folklore of Southern India by Mrs. Howard Kingscote
In the Canarese country these are often handsomely decorated and clothed when attached to travelling vehicles.
From A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): a contribution to the history of India by Robert Sewell
It is from a Canarese collection of tales called the “Kathá Manjarí,” and runs thus:— A rich man used to feed his father with congi from an old broken dish.
From Filipino Popular Tales by Dean Spruill Fansler
He was a good Sanskrit, Telugu and Canarese poet, and an excellent master of Vedic rituals; knew the Hindu system of astronomy, and professed to be an astrologer.
From Five Years of Theosophy by Various
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