Kanarese

American  

[kah-nuh-reez, -rees, kan-uh-] / ˌkɑ nəˈriz, -ˈris, ˌkæn ə- /

Or Canarese

adjective

1. of or relating to Kanara, a part of the Maharashtra province in W India.

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noun

1. one of a Dravidian people living mainly in the state of Karnataka, in southwest India.

2. Kannada.

Kanarese British  

/ ˌkænəˈriːz /

noun

1. a member of a people of S India living chiefly in Kanara

2. the language of this people; Kannada

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• Kanarese
  plural

Etymology

Origin of Kanarese

First recorded in 1830–40; Kanar(a) + -ese

Example Sentences

Five other linguistic groups were already demanding that new states be carved for those who spoke Punjabi, Marathi, Gujarathi, Kanarese, Malayalam.

From Time Magazine Archive

Tulu, Kodagu, Toda and Kōta can be described as lying between Tamil-Malayālam and Kanarese, though they are more nearly related to the latter than to the former.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 7 "Drama" to "Dublin" by Various

The Kanarese rivers have a larger body of water and a more regular flow than the streams of the Konkan.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" by Various

At the end of the session the Dewan's annual statement, or report, and an account of the proceedings of the Assembly, are printed in English and in Kanarese.

From Gold, Sport, and Coffee Planting in Mysore by Elliot, Robert H. (Robert Henry)

I can give no clue to the origin of the word, unless it be connected with the Kanarese LODU, "a stuffed cloth or cushion."

From A Forgotten Empire (Vijayanagar): a contribution to the history of India by Sewell, Robert