Gamge, Gaṃge, Gange, Gaṅge: 1 definition

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Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Gaṃge (ಗಂಗೆ):—[noun] the part of the body connecting the head to the shoulders; the neck esp. its front portion.

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Gaṃge (ಗಂಗೆ):—

1) [noun] the goddess of rivers; the personified Gaṃgā river.

2) [noun] 'a river in North India & Bangladesh, flowing from the Himalayas into the Bay of Bengal: (1,560 miles, 2,510 km.), considered as one of the most sacred rivers in India.'3) [noun] water, in gen.

4) [noun] water meant for religious purpose; holy water5) [noun] ಗಂಗೆಗೆ ಕಟ್ಟಿಲ್ಲ, ಲಿಂಗಕ್ಕೆ ಮುಟ್ಟಿಲ್ಲ [gamgege kattilla, limgakke muttilla] Gaṃgāge kaṭṭilla, lingakke muṭṭilla (prov.) neither the river water or the linga (the idol of Śiva) can ever be defiled; ಗಂಗೆಗೆ ಹೋದರೂ, ತಂಬಿಗೆಯ ಮೇಲೇ ಜ್ಞಾನ [gamgege hodaru, tambigeya mele jnana] Gaṃgāge hōdarū tambigeya mēlē jñāna (prov.) worldly attachments never allows one to meditate on the Supreme.

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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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