Demkani, Ḍeṃkaṇi, Denkani, Ḍeṅkaṇi: 1 definition

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Ḍeṃkaṇi (ಡೆಂಕಣಿ):—

1) [noun] a military projectile used in ancient warfare to hurl heavy objects against the defensive wall of the fortified place of one’s enemy.

2) [noun] (collectively) spearlike weapons kept at the bastion of a fort.

3) [noun] a projection from a fortification, arranged to give a wider firing range; a bastion.

4) [noun] a tall post at the bastion.

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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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