Oregallu: 1 definition

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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Oregallu (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.

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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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