noun
Kannada
KUHN-uh-duh
noun
1
A Dravidian language spoken mainly in the Indian state of Karnataka, and the official language there.
"Films made in Kannada are a major part of the Karnataka film industry."
2
The script used to write Kannada, also used for the related languages Konkani and Tulu.
"Kannada script has distinctive rounded letterforms."
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Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA major South Indian language (and its script), spoken chiefly in Karnataka.
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Etymology
From the Kannada language’s own name for itself, kannada.