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monkey meaning in Kannada

ಕಪಿ kapi

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monkey in Kannada: ಕಪಿ (kapi), ಕೋತಿ (kōti), ಹರಿ (hari). In English, monkey means a member of the clade Simiiformes other than those in the clade Hominoidea containing apes, generally (but not universally) distinguished by small size, tails, and cheek pouches.

Kannada words for monkey

a monkey
ಕಪಿ kapi, ಕೋತಿ kōti
monkey
ಹರಿ hari

English meaning of monkey

  1. noun A member of the clade Simiiformes other than those in the clade Hominoidea containing apes, generally (but not universally) distinguished by small size, tails, and cheek pouches.
  2. noun Any simian, including humans.
  3. noun Any simian primate other than hominids; any monkey or ape.
  4. noun A naughty or mischievous person, especially a child.

Full definition of monkey

monkey in a sentence

  • He had been visiting an area zoo when a monkey swung from its tree perch, swiped his glasses and hurled them into a hippo hole.
  • Chimpanzees are known to form bands to hunt and kill other monkeys.
  • Stop misbehaving, you cheeky little monkey!

Synonyms of monkey

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Questions about monkey in Kannada

What is the meaning of monkey in Kannada?
Monkey in Kannada is ಕಪಿ (kapi), ಕೋತಿ (kōti), ಹರಿ (hari).
monkey ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
Monkey: ಕಪಿ (kapi), ಕೋತಿ (kōti), ಹರಿ (hari).
What does monkey mean in English?
Monkey means a member of the clade Simiiformes other than those in the clade Hominoidea containing apes, generally (but not universally) distinguished by small size, tails, and cheek pouches.

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Kannada words from Wiktionary's Kannada entries whose English meaning is “monkey”: ಕಪಿ, ಕೋತಿ, ಹರಿ. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: monkey (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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