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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusOrva (ಒರ್ವ):—
1) [adjective] (used as a numerical adjective to denote 'one' to qualify a person, male or female) one (or a single) person.
2) [adjective] (rarely) one (or a single) thing.
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Orva (ಒರ್ವ):—[noun] one or a single man.
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Orvagal (ಒರ್ವಗಲ್):—[noun] one day (the period between sunrise and sunset).
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Ōrva (ಓರ್ವ):—[adjective] one (qualifying a person as in ಓರ್ವಮನುಷ್ಯ, ಓರ್ವ ಮಹಿಳೆ [orvamanushya, orva mahile] etc.).
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Ōrva (ಓರ್ವ):—[noun] a man (in gen.).
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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