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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Beṃki (ಬೆಂಕಿ):—

1) [noun] a burning mass of material; fire.

2) [noun] the condition or quality of being hot; heat; hotness.

3) [noun] ಬೆಂಕಿ ಉಗುಳು [bemki ugulu] benki uguḷu to emit fire or hot materials (as a volcano); 2. to display one’s wrath; ಬೆಂಕಿ ಕಾರು [bemki karu] benki kāru = ಬೆಂಕಿ ಉಗುಳು [bemki ugulu]; ಬೆಂಕಿ ಕೋಳಿ [bemki koli] benki kōḷi the largest, most powerful, swift-running bird (Struthio camelus) of Africa and South West Asia, the only member of its order (Struthioniformes), that has long neck and very long legs; ಬೆಂಕಿ ತೋರಿಸು [bemki torisu] benki tōrisu to set fire to; ಬೆಂಕಿ ಬೀಳು [bemki bilu] benki bīḷu (fir) to catch something and start burning; ಬೆಂಕಿಯಾಗು [bemkiyagu] benkiyagu to become wrathful; to become intensely angry; ಬೆಂಕಿ ಹತ್ತು [bemki hattu] benki hattu (fire) to catch something and start burning; ಬೆಂಕಿ ಹಾಕು [bemki haku] benki hāku = ಬೆಂಕಿ ಹಚ್ಚು [bemki haccu]; ಬೆಂಕಿ ಹಚ್ಚಿಸು [bemki haccisu] benki haccisu to set fire to; 2. to cause to set fire to; ಬೆಂಕಿಗೆ ಜ್ವರ ಬರುವ ಮಾತು [bemkige jvara baruva matu] benkige jvara baruva mātu a saying something about something which can never happen; an unnatural statement; ಬೆಂಕಿ ಹಚ್ಚು [bemki haccu] benki haccu to set fire to.

context information

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

See also (Relevant definitions)

Starts with: Bemkigida, Bemkikaddi, Bemkipattana, Bemkipettige, Bemkipottana, Bemkitutturi.

Ends with: Kidibemki, Namdabemki, Uribemki.

Full-text: Gadda, Benki thutthoori, Bemke, Benki-thutthoori, Benki-thutthuri, Kovi, Bekku.

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