Kabbina, Kabbiṇa: 1 definition

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Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kabbiṇa (ಕಬ್ಬಿಣ):—

1) [noun] a malleable, ductile, metallic chemical element that can be readily magnetised, rusts rapidly in moist or salty air, and is vital to plant and animal life, symbol, Fe; iron.

2) [noun] ಕಬ್ಬಿಣದ ಕಡಲೆ [kabbinada kadale] kabbiṇada kaḍale that which is too hard to understand or to deal with; ಕಬ್ಬಿಣ ಕಾದಿರುವಾಗಲೇ ಬಗ್ಗಿಸಬೇಕು [kabbina kadiruvagale baggisabeku] kabbiṇa kādiruvāglē baggisabēku take the advantage by acting promptly seizing the opportunity; strike while the iron is hot; ಕಬ್ಬಿಣದ ಗಾಣ ಸವಿಯುವುದೇ ಕಬ್ಬಿನಹಾಲ ಸವಿಯ [kabbinada gana saviyuvude kabbinahala saviya]? kabbiṇada gāṇa saviyuvudē kabbina hāla saviya for appreciating good things, one must have taste for that.

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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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