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dakshina kannada

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.55 in modern English

Syllables
dak-shi-na kan-na-da
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A district of Karnataka, in southwestern India. Mangalore is its chief city and administrative headquarters.

Etymology

From Kannada ದಕ್ಷಿಣ (dakṣiṇa, “south”) + ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa, “Kannada”), presumably a translation of the older name for the region, South Canara.

Word Breakdown

  • Root: ದಕ್ಷಿಣ

Questions

What does dakshina kannada mean?
A district of Karnataka, in southwestern India. Mangalore is its chief city and administrative headquarters.
Where does dakshina kannada come from?
From Kannada ದಕ್ಷಿಣ (dakṣiṇa, “south”) + ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa, “Kannada”), presumably a translation of the older name for the region, South Canara.

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