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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kaigāvalu (ಕೈಗಾವಲು):—

1) [noun] money, grain, scarce resource, etc. put aside as a reserve or to establish a fund; a nest-egg.

2) [noun] a person or thing that can always be depended on, is always effective, etc.; a stand-by.

3) [noun] a troop of soldiers, policemen, etc. that serves or is put into service on an emergency basis or as a substitute; a reserve-troop.

4) [noun] ಕೈಗಾವಲು ಆಟಗಾರ [kaigavalu atagara] kaigāvalu āṭagāra a member of a playing team, who is kept in reserve to replace a player, if required; ಕೈಗಾವಲು ಚಕ್ರ [kaigavalu cakra] kaigāvalu cakra a spare wheel for a motor vehicle, consisting of a ready-inflated tyre on a spokeless metal rim, which could be clamped temporarily over a punctured wheel; a stepney; ಕೈಗಾವಲು ದಾಸ್ತಾನು [kaigavalu dastanu] kaigāvalu dāstānu a stock (of things, as grain, amunition,etc.) kept for special purpose or for use in time of scarcity or distress; ಕೈಗಾವಲು ಮೊಬಲಗು [kaigavalu mobalagu] kaigāvalu mobalagu an amount of money kept for later use or for a special purpose; a reserve fund; 2. an amount (in cash) given or lent for contingent expenses in an organisation or office; imprest; ಕೈಗಾವಲು ವಸ್ತು [kaigavalu vastu] kaigāvalu vastu something kept back or stored up, as for later use or for a special purpose; a reserve; ಕೈಗಾವಲು ಸೈನ್ಯ [kaigavalu sainya] kaigāvalu sainya = ಕೈಗಾವಲು - [kaigavalu -] 3; ಕೈಗಾವಲು ಹಣ [kaigavalu hana] kaigāvalu haṇa = ಕೈಗಾವಲು ಮೊಬಲಗು [kaigavalu mobalagu].

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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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