Kanishthe, Kaniṣṭhe: 1 definition

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Kannada-English dictionary

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Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kaniṣṭhe (ಕನಿಷ್ಠೆ):—

1) [noun] a woman of lowest status, rank, position or importance.

2) [noun] a youngest woman or girl.

3) [noun] one’s younger brotheṛs wife.

4) [noun] one’s youngest wife.

5) [noun] the smallest of the fingers; the little finger.

6) [noun] (rhet.) (in a drama) the last of the heroines (in importance, rank, etc.).

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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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