Kannada

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/ˈkʌn.(n)ə.də//ˈkɑːnədə//ˈkænədə/

proper noun

The Dravidian language that is the official language of the state of Karnataka, India.

Similar
CanareseKanareseKanarese languageKannada language
Less commonScrabble 12

Meanings

proper noun

alternative obsolete Kanada

  1. The Dravidian language that is the official language of the state of Karnataka, India.

    Synonyms: Canarese

  2. The alphasyllabary used to write the aforementioned language, along with Konkani and Tulu.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThe Dravidian language that is the official language of the state of Karnataka, India.

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More synonyms by meaning

nouna Dravidian language spoken in southern India

Similar
KanareseKanarese languageKannada language
Broader
South DravidianSouth Dravidian language

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Kannadaಕನ್ನಡ
  2. EnglishKannada

From Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa). Doublet of Canara.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Arabic اَلْكَانَادَا
  • اَلْكَانَادَا (al-kanadā)language
Bengali কন্নড় ভাষা
  • কন্নড় ভাষা (konnoṛ bhaśa)language
Catalan kanarès
  • kanarèslanguage
Chinese Mandarin 卡納達語 /卡纳达语, 坎那達語 /坎那达语
  • 卡納達語 /卡纳达语 (Kǎnàdá-yǔ)language
  • 坎那達語 /坎那达语 (Kǎnnàdá-yǔ)language
Czech kannadština
  • kannadštinalanguage
Danish kannada
  • kannadalanguage
Dutch Kannada
  • Kannadalanguage
Esperanto Kanara lingvo
  • Kanara lingvolanguage
Finnish kannada
  • kannadalanguage
French kannada
  • kannadalanguage
German Kannada
  • Kannadalanguage
Hindi कन्नड, कन्नड़ भाषा
  • कन्नड (kannaḍ)language
  • कन्नड़ भाषा (kannaṛ bhāṣā)language
  • कन्नड़ (kannaṛ)language
Icelandic kanaríska
  • kanarískalanguage
Indonesian bahasa Kannada
  • bahasa Kannadalanguage
Irish Cannadais
  • Cannadaislanguage
Italian lingua kannada
  • lingua kannadalanguage
Japanese カンナダ語
  • カンナダ語 (Kannada-go)language
Korean 칸나다어
  • 칸나다어 (Kannada'eo)language
Lithuanian kanadų kalba
  • kanadų kalbalanguage
Malay bahasa Kannada
  • bahasa Kannadalanguage
Norwegian kannada
  • kannadalanguage
Persian زبان کانارا
  • زبان کانارا (zabân kânârâ)language
Polish język kannada
  • język kannadalanguage
Portuguese canarim, canará
  • canarimlanguage
  • canarálanguage
  • canarêslanguage
Punjabi ਕੰਨੜ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ
  • ਕੰਨੜ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ (kannaṛ bhāśā)language
Russian ка́ннада
  • ка́ннада (kánnada)language
Slovak kannadčina
  • kannadčinalanguage
Spanish idioma canarés
  • idioma canaréslanguage
Swedish kannada
  • kannadalanguage
Tamil கன்னடம்
  • கன்னடம் (kaṉṉaṭam)language
Thai ภาษากันนาดา
  • ภาษากันนาดา (paasăa gannaadaa)language
Turkish Kannada dili
  • Kannada dililanguage
Welsh kannada
  • kannadalanguage

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Cite this entry
APA

Kannada. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kannada

MLA

“Kannada.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kannada. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kannada,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kannada.

Source: Kannada on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.