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Kannada-English dictionary

Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Targu (ತರ್ಗು):—

1) [verb] to sink downward by weight or pressure; to become smaller; to shrink.

2) [verb] to become crooked, curved or bent.

3) [verb] to sustain a slight hollow on (one’s) surface (as by a blow or pressure; to become dented.

4) [verb] (pain, disease, etc.) to be cured, healed; to be mitigated.

5) [verb] to become dull; to lack in spirit, zest; to be listless.

6) [verb] to be or become humble; to act in a servile manner.

7) [verb] to be defeated; to be won over; to be beaten.

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Targu (ತರ್ಗು):—

1) [noun] a hollowed place.

2) [noun] a thing that is small in size or short in height.

3) [noun] the state of being depressed; a decrease in force, activity, amount, etc.; depression.

4) [noun] the condition (of prices) being high; costliness; dearness.

5) [noun] the condition of (the surface of a metal container) being dented.

6) [noun] (fig.) a period of time that is hard to manage; difficult time.

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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