Canarese
Americanadjective
noun
Example Sentences
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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
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
Of course mistakes must be still more numerous in those translations which pious men have lately made into Bengalee, Hindostanee, Tamul, Canarese, and other Oriental tongues.
From Miscellaneous Writings and Speeches — Volume 4 by Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron
Dravidian, dra-vid′i-an, n. of the non-Aryan stock to which the Tamil, Telugu, Canarese, and Malayālam speaking peoples of Southern India belong: of the languages of these races.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
The Dravidian languages, Gondi, Kurukh and Khond, are of one family with Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Canarese, and their home is the south of India.
From The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) by Russell, R. V. (Robert Vane)
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