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idiom meaning in Kannada

ನುಡಿಗಟ್ಟು nuḍigaṭṭu

/ˈɪdiəm/

idiom in Kannada: ನುಡಿಗಟ್ಟು (nuḍigaṭṭu). In English, idiom means a manner of speaking, a mode of expression peculiar to a language, language family, or group of people.

Kannada words for idiom

idiom, turn of phrase
ನುಡಿಗಟ್ಟು nuḍigaṭṭu

English meaning of idiom

  1. noun A manner of speaking, a mode of expression peculiar to a language, language family, or group of people.
  2. noun A programming construct or phraseology that is characteristic of the language.
  3. noun A language or language variety; specifically, a restricted dialect used in a given historical period, context, etc.
  4. noun An established phrasal expression whose meaning may not be deducible from the literal meanings of its component words.

Full definition of idiom

idiom in a sentence

  • In English, idiom requires the indefinite article in a phrase such as "she's an engineer", whereas in Spanish, idiom forbids it.
  • Some of the usage prescriptions improved clarity and were kept; others that yielded discordant violations of idiom were eventually revised.
  • In the idiom of the day, they were sutlers, although today they'd probably be called vendors.

Synonyms of idiom

All synonyms of idiom

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Questions about idiom in Kannada

What is the meaning of idiom in Kannada?
Idiom in Kannada is ನುಡಿಗಟ್ಟು (nuḍigaṭṭu).
idiom ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
Idiom: ನುಡಿಗಟ್ಟು (nuḍigaṭṭu).
What does idiom mean in English?
Idiom means a manner of speaking, a mode of expression peculiar to a language, language family, or group of people.

Source and license

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