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

plural

Kanarese

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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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

The termination -RSEA probably represents ARASA, the Kanarese form for Rajah.

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

Thus, Kanarese māḍ-enu, “I did not”; māḍ-evu, “we did not”; māḍ-aru, “they did not.”

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

Of these last the chief dialects are Gondi, Oraon or Kurukh, Kandhi and Kanarese, of which Gondi is by far the most important.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 6 "Celtes, Konrad" to "Ceramics" by Various

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