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burnish meaning in Kannada

ಹೊಳವು ಕೊಡು

/ˈbɜːnɪʃ/US/ˈbɝnɪʃ/

burnish in Kannada: ಹೊಳವು ಕೊಡು. In English, burnish means to make (something, such as a surface) bright, shiny, and smooth by, or (by extension) as if by, rubbing; to polish, to shine.

Kannada words for burnish

ಹೊಳವು ಕೊಡು

English meaning of burnish

  1. verb To make (something, such as a surface) bright, shiny, and smooth by, or (by extension) as if by, rubbing; to polish, to shine.
  2. verb Of a stag: to remove the velvet (“skin and fine fur”) from (its antlers) by rubbing them against something; to velvet.
  3. verb To make (someone or something) appear positive and highly respected.
  4. verb To become bright, glossy, and smooth; to brighten, to gleam, to shine forth.

Full definition of burnish

burnish in a sentence

  • In pottery, a stone is sometimes used to burnish a pot before firing, giving it a smooth, shiny look.
  • With a good burnish, the old table should fetch a higher price.

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Questions about burnish in Kannada

What is the meaning of burnish in Kannada?
Burnish in Kannada is ಹೊಳವು ಕೊಡು.
burnish ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
Burnish: ಹೊಳವು ಕೊಡು.
What does burnish mean in English?
Burnish means to make (something, such as a surface) bright, shiny, and smooth by, or (by extension) as if by, rubbing; to polish, to shine.

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Kannada words from Kannada Wiktionary: burnish (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: burnish (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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