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greed meaning in Kannada

ಹಂಕರ haṅkara

/ɡɹiːd/

greed in Kannada: ಹಂಕರ (haṅkara), ಹಂಕೃತಿ (haṅkṛti). In English, greed means a selfish or excessive desire for more than is needed or deserved, especially of money, wealth, food, or other possessions.

Kannada words for greed

greed
ಹಂಕರ haṅkara, ಹಂಕೃತಿ haṅkṛti

English meaning of greed

  1. noun A selfish or excessive desire for more than is needed or deserved, especially of money, wealth, food, or other possessions.
  2. verb To desire in a greedy manner, or to act on such a desire.
  3. verb To play greedily or aggressively in a high-risk, high-reward scenario.

Full definition of greed

greed in a sentence

  • His greed was his undoing.

Synonyms of greed

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Questions about greed in Kannada

What is the meaning of greed in Kannada?
Greed in Kannada is ಹಂಕರ (haṅkara), ಹಂಕೃತಿ (haṅkṛti).
greed ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
Greed: ಹಂಕರ (haṅkara), ಹಂಕೃತಿ (haṅkṛti).
What does greed mean in English?
Greed means a selfish or excessive desire for more than is needed or deserved, especially of money, wealth, food, or other possessions.

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Kannada words from Wiktionary's Kannada entries whose English meaning is “greed”: ಹಂಕರ, ಹಂಕೃತಿ. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: greed (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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