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play meaning in Kannada

ಆಡು āḍu

/pleɪ̯/ [pɫ̥eɪ̯ ~ pʰɫeɪ̯]

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play in Kannada: ಆಡು (āḍu), ಕ್ರೀಡಿಸು (krīḍisu). In English, play means to act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.

Kannada words for play

to play
ಆಡು āḍu
to play, sport, frolic
ಕ್ರೀಡಿಸು krīḍisu

English meaning of play

  1. verb To act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.
  2. verb To toy or trifle; to act with levity or thoughtlessness; to be careless.
  3. verb To perform in (a sport); to participate in (a game).
  4. verb Specifying a particular sporting role or position.

Full definition of play

play in a sentence

  • The children played in the park.
  • 2003, Anne-Nelly Perret-Clermont et al. (eds.), Joining Society: Social Interaction and Learning in Adolescence and Youth, Cambridge Univ. Press, p.52:
  • Don't play with your food!

Synonyms of play

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Questions about play in Kannada

What is the meaning of play in Kannada?
Play in Kannada is ಆಡು (āḍu), ಕ್ರೀಡಿಸು (krīḍisu).
play ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
Play: ಆಡು (āḍu), ಕ್ರೀಡಿಸು (krīḍisu).
What does play mean in English?
Play means to act in a manner such that one has fun; to engage in activities expressly for the purpose of recreation or entertainment.

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Kannada words from Wiktionary's Kannada entries whose English meaning is “play”: ಆಡು, ಕ್ರೀಡಿಸು. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: play (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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