Canarese
Americanadjective
plural
Canaresenoun
Example Sentences
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The Scriptures are translated into the Canarese language, and may be had everywhere at a very cheap rate indeed.
From Old Daniel by Unsigned
Karnata, Karnataka.—One of the five orders of Pānch Dravida or southern Brāhmans, inhabiting the Canarese country.
From The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) by Russell, R. V. (Robert Vane)
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
Both these words probably refer to the same Canarese word, PATTUDA, "a silk cloth."
From A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): a contribution to the history of India by Sewell, Robert
As examples of charms worn by Bēdar men in the Canarese country, the following may be cited:— String tied round right arm with metal box attached to it, to drive away devils.
From Omens and Superstitions of Southern India by Thurston, Edgar
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