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dog meaning in Kannada

ನಾಯಿ nāyi

/dɔɡ//dɒɡ/

dog in Kannada: ನಾಯಿ (nāyi). In English, dog means the species Canis familiaris (sometimes designated Canis lupus familiaris), domesticated for thousands of years and of highly variable appearance because of human breeding.

Kannada words for dog

animal
ನಾಯಿ nāyi

English meaning of dog

  1. noun The species Canis familiaris (sometimes designated Canis lupus familiaris), domesticated for thousands of years and of highly variable appearance because of human breeding.
  2. noun Any member of the family Canidae, including domestic dogs, wolves, coyotes, jackals, and their relatives (extant and extinct).
  3. noun A male dog, wolf, or fox, as opposed to a bitch or vixen.
  4. noun The meat of this animal, eaten as food.

Full definition of dog

dog in a sentence

  • The dog barked all night long.
  • Did you know that they eat dog in parts of Asia?
  • Come back and fight, you dogs!

Synonyms of dog

All synonyms of dog

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Questions about dog in Kannada

What is the meaning of dog in Kannada?
Dog in Kannada is ನಾಯಿ (nāyi).
dog ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
Dog: ನಾಯಿ (nāyi).
What does dog mean in English?
Dog means the species Canis familiaris (sometimes designated Canis lupus familiaris), domesticated for thousands of years and of highly variable appearance because of human breeding.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: dog (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. 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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