Kannada

noun

Kan·​na·​da ˈkä-nə-də How to pronounce Kannada (audio)
also
ˈka- How to pronounce Kannada (audio)
: the major Dravidian language of Karnataka, southern India

Examples of Kannada in a Sentence

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The film, helmed by Riteish Deshmukh (who also stars in the titular role), will simultaneously launch in the Marathi, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam languages, positioning the story of one of India’s most celebrated warriors for both local and international audiences. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 May 2025 The Hindi film industry is just one of eight major film-producing industries of India, with films being made in such other languages as Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Bengali, Marathi and Punjabi. Vishal Menon, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2025 Lastly, support now comes in 10 new system languages such as Bangla, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu. Saleen Martin, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025 Star Sports 1 Kannada will also have Kannada commentary for the matches. Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025 The film will stream in Hindi with dubs available in the Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada languages, along with multilingual subtitles, reaching Prime Video’s audience across 240+ territories starting Feb. 7. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Jan. 2025 The Rule hit theatres on December 5 and released in various languages including Telugu, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi. Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024 Pushpa The Rule released worldwide on December 5, in Telugu as well as Kannada, Hindi, Tamil, and Malayalam. Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024 These networks and offerings are in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and other languages. Rudie Obias, Variety, 3 Oct. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Kannada kannaḍa

First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of Kannada was in 1856

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“Kannada.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Kannada. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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