Kannuri, Kaṇṇuri: 1 definition

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kaṇṇuri (ಕಣ್ಣುರಿ):—

1) [verb] (the eye) to burn; to have inflammatory sensation.

2) [verb] (fig.) (envious feeling) to be aroused.

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Kaṇṇuri (ಕಣ್ಣುರಿ):—

1) [noun] the state of eyes being inflammed; inflammation of the eyes.

2) [noun] the all-destructing fire emitted by Śiva.

3) [noun] (fig.) ill-will at the superiority, success or good fortune of others, a grudging sense of another’s superiority to oneself; envy.

4) [noun] (fig.) anger; hot displeasure; rage; wrath; ಕಂಡರೆ ಕಣ್ಣುರಿ, ಕಾಣದಿದ್ದರೆ ಹೊಟ್ಟೆಯುರಿ [kamdare kannuri, kanadiddare hotteyuri] kaṇḍare kaṇṇuri, kāṇadiddare hoṭṭeyuri people intolerant of others success or wealth, have all the reasons to envy them.

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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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