Calaya, Caḷaya: 1 definition
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusCaḷaya (ಚಳಯ):—[noun] the sprinkling of water on the floor (as to keep the dust from raising up).
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Caḷaya (ಚಳಯ):—
1) [noun] quickness; swiftness.
2) [noun] the act, fact or an instance of moving, walking, etc.; movement.
3) [noun] the act or an instance of moving by leaping or springing on both feet at once, (as a frog); hopping.
4) [noun] such a movement in wrestling, to catch the opponent.
5) [noun] the manner in which musical notes are structured and sung (to expound the sentiment of a rāga (musical mode).
6) [noun] a sequence of movements in dancing, usu. repeated in a set pattern.
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Caḷāya (ಚಳಾಯ):—[noun] a tax levied on the goods moved from one place to another or through a place.
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: Calayagodu, Calayamana, Calayamberu, Calayamgodu, Calayamgudu, Calayantiram, Calayapattini, Calayat.
Ends with: Pishacalaya, Pracalaya, Samcalaya, Shaucalaya, Vacalaya.
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