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decay meaning in Kannada

ಕ್ಷಯ kṣaya

/dɪˈkeɪ/US/diˈkeɪ/

decay in Kannada: ಕ್ಷಯ (kṣaya). In English, decay means rot; any processes or result of organic matter being gradually decomposed, especially by microbial action.

Kannada words for decay

decay
ಕ್ಷಯ kṣaya

English meaning of decay

  1. noun Rot; any processes or result of organic matter being gradually decomposed, especially by microbial action.
  2. noun Deterioration of condition; loss of status, quality, strength, or fortune.
  3. noun Radioactive decay; decomposition of an atom or its nucleus.
  4. noun Particle decay; decomposition of a sub-atomic particle.

Full definition of decay

decay in a sentence

  • tooth decay/dental decay—wood-decay fungi—bacterial decay—photochemical decay
  • civic and moral decay—systemic decay—fall into decay—urban decay—arrested decay—memory decay
  • alpha decay—gamma decay—fission decay—decay chain

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Questions about decay in Kannada

What is the meaning of decay in Kannada?
Decay in Kannada is ಕ್ಷಯ (kṣaya).
decay ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
Decay: ಕ್ಷಯ (kṣaya).
What does decay mean in English?
Decay means rot; any processes or result of organic matter being gradually decomposed, especially by microbial action.

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Kannada words from Wiktionary's Kannada entries whose English meaning is “decay”: ಕ್ಷಯ. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: decay (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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