Devaru, Dēvaru: 1 definition

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Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Dēvaru (ದೇವರು):—

1) [noun] (used as sing.) a god.

2) [noun] a respectful mode of addressing an elderly person, king, teacher, etc.

3) [noun] an idol of a deity.

4) [noun] ದೇವರಾಟ [devarata] dēvarāṭa the sport of the god; ದೇವರಾಣೆ [devarane] dēvarāṇe a solemn promise, pledge made in the name of god, esp. while making a promise; (ಒಂದು [omdu]) ದೇವರ ಒಕ್ಕಲು [devara okkalu] (ondu) dēvara okkalu a family having a particular god as family deity; ದೇವರ ಕರೆ [devara kare] dēvara kare death; ದೇವರ ಕೊಳಗ [devara kolaga] dēvara koḷaga a measure of corn set aside for a god before taking home the produce from the field; ದೇವರ ಗುಡಿ [devara gudi] dēvara guḍi a building, esp. one that is built as per the religious regulations, for the worship of a divinity or divinities the idols of which are installed therein; a temple; ದೇವರ ಗೂಳಿ [devara guli] dēvara gūḷi a bull allowed to wander freely and graze at will; ದೇವರ ಚೌಕಿ [devara cauki] dēvara cauki a wooden or metal plank for keeping the idols of gods on; ದೇವರ ನಾಮ [devara nama] dēvara nāma a musical composition in Kannaḍa, in praise of a god; ದೇವರ ಮಕ್ಕಳು [devara makkalu] dēvara makkaḷu a member of fishermen caste; ದೇವರ ಮನೆ [devara mane] dēvara mane a separate room in a house earmarked for the idols of god, worshiping and for meditating; ದೇವರ ಮೇಲೆ ಭಾರ ಹಾಕು [devara mele bhara haku] dēvara mēle bhāra hāku to leave the results to the option of the god (after doing one’s duty); ದೇವರ ಸಂತರ್ಪಣೆ [devara samtarpane] dēvara santarpaṇe a feast arranged with religious fervor usu. a day before a marriage or other such occasions; ದೇವರ ಸಮಾರಾಧನೆ [devara samaradhane] dēvara samārādhane = ದೇವರ ಸಂತರ್ಪಣೆ [devara samtarpane]; ದೇವರ ಹಾಗೆ ಬರು [devara hage baru] dēvara hāge baru to come unexpectedly and help (another) in a very desperate condition; ದೇವರ ಹೆಂಡತಿ [devara hemdati] dēvara heṇḍati a prostitute attached to a temple as a dancer; ದೇವರು ಮೈಮೇಲೆ ಬರು [devaru maimele baru] dēvara maimēle baru (a god, spirit, etc.) to possess a person; ದೇವರೂಟ [devaruta] dēvarūṭa = ದೇವರ ಸಂತರ್ಪಣೆ [devara samtarpane]; ದೇವರೇ ಗತಿ [devare gati] dēvarē gati a saying or remark made in a hopeless or desperate condition - 'only the god can help now'; ದೇವರಿಗೆ ಸೇರದ ದೇಶವಿಲ್ಲ, ದೇವರಿಗೆ ಬಾರದ ಭಾಷೆಯಿಲ್ಲ [devarige serada deshavilla, devarige barada bhasheyilla] dēvarige sērada dēśavilla, dēvarige bārada bhāṣeyila (prov.) god never discriminates people of different region or language; ದೇವರು ಕೊಟ್ಟರೂ ಪೂಜಾರಿ ಕೊಡ [devaru kottaru pujari koda] dēvaru koṭṭarū pūjāri koḍa in a hierarchy, people at the lower and middle level do not allow the favour their superiors bestowed to the common man; the god sends corn, and the devil mars the sack.

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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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