Marakabbu, Mara-kabbu: 1 definition

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Marakabbu in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Marakabbu (ಮರಕಬ್ಬು):—

1) [noun] the sugar cane Saccharum officinarum of Poaceae family.

2) [noun] the grass Vetiveria zizanioides ( = Andropogon muricatus) of the same family.

3) [noun] the grass Sacchaum sontaneum of the same family the reed of which is used for making thatches; thatch grass.

4) [noun] the grass Saccharum fuscum of the same family.

5) [noun] its reed, used for writing with; a reed-pen.

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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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