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feather meaning in Kannada

ಪುಕ್ಕ pukka

/ˈfɛvə/UK/ˈfɛðə/

feather in Kannada: ಪುಕ್ಕ (pukka), ಗರಿ (gari). In English, feather means a branching, hair-like structure that grows on the bodies of birds, used for flight, swimming, protection and display.

Kannada words for feather

feather
ಪುಕ್ಕ pukka, ಗರಿ gari

English meaning of feather

  1. noun A branching, hair-like structure that grows on the bodies of birds, used for flight, swimming, protection and display.
  2. noun Long hair on the lower legs of a dog or horse, especially a draft horse, notably the Clydesdale breed. Narrowly only the rear hair.
  3. noun One of the fins or wings on the shaft of an arrow.
  4. noun A longitudinal strip projecting from an object to strengthen it, or to enter a channel in another object and thereby prevent displacement sideways or rotationally but permit motion lengthwise.

Full definition of feather

feather in a sentence

  • Near-synonym: spline
  • The stylist feathered my hair.
  • After striking the bird, the pilot feathered the damaged left engine’s propeller.

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Questions about feather in Kannada

What is the meaning of feather in Kannada?
Feather in Kannada is ಪುಕ್ಕ (pukka), ಗರಿ (gari).
feather ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
Feather: ಪುಕ್ಕ (pukka), ಗರಿ (gari).
What does feather mean in English?
Feather means a branching, hair-like structure that grows on the bodies of birds, used for flight, swimming, protection and display.

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Kannada words from Wiktionary's Kannada entries whose English meaning is “feather”: ಗರಿ, ಪುಕ್ಕ. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: feather (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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