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aegis meaning in Kannada

ಏಜಿಸ್

/ˈiːd͡ʒɪs/

aegis in Kannada: ಏಜಿಸ್, ಎಜಿಸ್. In English, aegis means a mythological shield associated with the Greek deities Zeus and Athena (and their Roman counterparts Jupiter and Minerva) shown as a short cloak made of goatskin worn on the shoulders, more as an emblem of power and protection than a military shield. The aegis of Athena or Minerva is usually shown with a border of snakes and with the head of Medusa in the center.

Kannada words for aegis

ಏಜಿಸ್, ಎಜಿಸ್

English meaning of aegis

  1. noun A mythological shield associated with the Greek deities Zeus and Athena (and their Roman counterparts Jupiter and Minerva) shown as a short cloak made of goatskin worn on the shoulders, more as an emblem of power and protection than a military shield. The aegis of Athena or Minerva is usually shown with a border of snakes and with the head of Medusa in the center.
  2. noun Guidance, protection; endorsement, sponsorship.

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Questions about aegis in Kannada

What is the meaning of aegis in Kannada?
Aegis in Kannada is ಏಜಿಸ್, ಎಜಿಸ್.
aegis ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
Aegis: ಏಜಿಸ್, ಎಜಿಸ್.
What does aegis mean in English?
Aegis means a mythological shield associated with the Greek deities Zeus and Athena (and their Roman counterparts Jupiter and Minerva) shown as a short cloak made of goatskin worn on the shoulders, more as an emblem of power and protection than a military shield. The aegis of Athena or Minerva is usually shown with a border of snakes and with the head of Medusa in the center.

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Kannada words: machine translation by IndicTrans2 (AI4Bharat, MIT license), kept only when it translates back to “aegis”. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: aegis (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Kannada words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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