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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusOregallu (ಒರೆಗಲ್ಲು):—
1) [noun] a type of black stone formerly used to test the purity of gold or silver by the streak left on it when it was rubbed with the metal; a touchstone.
2) [noun] (fig.) any test of genuineness or value.
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Oṟegallu (ಒಱೆಗಲ್ಲು):—[noun] a milky-white, translucent feldspar of orthoclase variety with a pearly or opaline lustre, used as a gem; moonstone.
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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Ends with: Tannoregallu.
Full-text: Oregal.
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