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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

nalagē (नलगे).—(na Negative, lāgaṇēṃ To be necessary, expedient, incumbent &c.) It is not needed or wanted; it is unnecessary. The plural is nalagēta. 2 It is not consistent, reasonable, ordinary, likely &c. Ex. tasā divasa punaḥ yāvā nalagē.

context information

Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Nālage (ನಾಲಗೆ):—

1) [noun] the movable, muscular structure in the mouth in most vertebrates used for ingestion of food, perception of taste, and in humans for the articulation of speech sounds; the tongue.

2) [noun] an analogous part in invertebrate animals.

3) [noun] the burning gas or vapour of fire, stretching out and flickering with various colours; flame.

4) [noun] a spoken word or words; speech.

5) [noun] the metal part hung inside a bell which, when strikes the cup of the bell, produces a metallic sound; a clapper.

6) [noun] ನಾಲಗೆ ಉದ್ದ ಬಿಡು [nalage udda bidu] nālage udda biḍu to talk contemptuously, going beyond one’s status, position or the limits of propriety; ನಾಲಗೆ ಉದ್ದ ಮಾಡು [nalage udda madu] nālage udda māḍu = ನಾಲಗೆ ಉದ್ದ ಬಿಡು [nalage udda bidu]; ನಾಲಗೆಗೆ ಬರು [nalagege baru] nālageg baru (as a thought, saying, etc.) about or almost to be said; to be on the tip of the tongue; ನಾಲಗೆ ತಪ್ಪು [nalage tappu] nālage tappu to break one’s own promise; ನಾಲಗೆ ನಿಡಿದಾಗು [nalage nididagu] nālage niḍidāgu (one’s tendency of speaking) to cross the limits of propriety; ನಾಲಗೆಯ ತಿಂಡಿ [nalageya timdi] nālageya tinḍi = ನಾಲಗೆತೀಟೆ [nalagetite]; ನಾಲಗೆಯ ವೀರ [nalageya vira] nālageya vīra = ನಾಲಗೆಗಲಿ [nalagegali]; ನಾಲಗೆಯ ಮೇಲೆ ನಲಿದಾಡು [nalageya mele nalidadu] nālageya mēle nalidāḍu (knowledge of something or the power of speaking impressively) to be at the command of a person; ನಾಲಗೆಯ ಮೇಲೆ ಮಚ್ಚೆಯಿರು [nalageya mele macceyiru] nālageya mēle macce iru (the power for foretelling) to be with a person (whose foretelling proves to be correct); ನಾಲಗೆಯಾಡಿಸು [nalageyadisu] nālageyāḍisu (fig.) to speak; 2. to munch something; ನಾಲಗೆಯಾಡು [nalageyadu] nālageyāḍu to munch something; 2. (one’s capacity to talk) to be active (usu. used in negative sense); 3. to wet one’s lips with the tip of the tongue; ನಾಲಗೆ ಹರಿಬಿಡು [nalage haribidu] nālage haribiḍu to talk without restraint or propriety.

context information

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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Starts with: Nalagebilu, Nalagedimte, Nalagegali, Nalagegiduka, Nalagegidukatana, Nalagehogu, Nalagekaccu, Nalagekallu, Nalagekedu, Nalagem, Nalageshura, Nalagetimte, Nalagetite, Nalagevelava.

Full-text (+10): Tudinalage, Nalagetimte, Sullunalage, Nalagetite, Nalagebilu, Nalagehogu, Nalagekaccu, Nalagekedu, Nalagekallu, Elubu, Todalunalage, Kulapramana, Kadalanalage, Bhavencada, Hindavem Mundavem, Dasodi, Nalige, Gunadosha, Toli, Penem.

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