Canara

See also: canará

English

Alternative forms

• Kanara

Etymology

From Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa); the retroflex ḍ was reanalysed by Hindi speakers as ṛ (cf कन्नड़). Doublet of Kannada.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkænəɹə/

Proper noun

Canara

1. A historical region in British India composed of the modern districts of Uttara Kannada, Dakshina Kannada, and Udupi.

Derived terms

• Canarese
• North Canara
• South Canara

Translations

coastal region of Karnataka

• Kannada: ಕರಾವಳಿ (kn) (karāvaḷi)
• Portuguese: Canara

Anagrams

• Aracan, arcana, carana

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Turkish Kanara, from kanara (“slaughterhouse”).

Proper noun

Canara f

1. (historical) A town in Dobruja, in eastern Romania. Renamed as Ovidiu.