Canara

See also: canará

English

Alternative forms

Kanara

Etymology

From Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa); the retroflex ḍ was reanalysed by Hindi speakers as ṛ (cf कन्नड़).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkænəɹə/

Proper noun

Canara

A historical region in British India composed of the modern districts of Uttara Kannada, Dakshina Kannada, and Udupi.

Derived terms

Translations

coastal region of Karnataka

Kannada: ಕರಾವಳಿ (kn) (karāvaḷi)
Portuguese: Canara

Anagrams

Aracan, arcana, carana

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish Kanara, from kanara (“slaughterhouse”).

Proper noun

Canara f

(historical) A town in Dobruja, in eastern Romania. Renamed as Ovidiu.

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