Arane, Araṇe: 1 definition

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Araṇe (ಅರಣೆ):—

1) [noun] a member of the Lacertilia, having four legs, green body, moveable eyelids; lacerta interpunctula.

2) [noun] (rarely, dial.) a member of the Chamaeleontudae family, with an angular head, prehensile tail, eyes that move independently of each other, the ability to change skin colour rapidly, and a long, agile tongue for catching prey; Lacerta cristata; chameleon.

3) [noun] ಅರಣೆ ಕಡಿದರೆ ಬರಣಿ ಮದ್ದು ಸಾಲದು [arane kadidare barani maddu saladu] araṇe kaḍidare baraṇi maddu sāladu (prov.) the lacerta interpunctula’s bite is highly poisonous and local medicine cannot be the right antidote (proverb coined by mistaking this to be poisonous); ಅರಣೆ ಮೆಟ್ಟಿದರೆ ಧರಣಿ ನಾಶ [arane mettidare dharani nasha] araṇe meṭṭidare dharaṇi nāśa (prov.) the lacerta interpunctula is a highly dangerous animal (proverb coined by mistaking this to be poisonous).

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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