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saliva meaning in Kannada

ಲಾಲಾರಸ

/səˈlaɪvə/

saliva in Kannada: ಲಾಲಾರಸ, ಲಾಲಾರಸದ. In English, saliva means a clear, slightly alkaline liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands, consisting of water, mucin, protein, and enzymes. It moistens the mouth, lubricates ingested food, and begins the breakdown of starches.

Kannada words for saliva

ಲಾಲಾರಸ, ಲಾಲಾರಸದ

English meaning of saliva

  1. noun A clear, slightly alkaline liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands, consisting of water, mucin, protein, and enzymes. It moistens the mouth, lubricates ingested food, and begins the breakdown of starches.
  2. verb To salivate.

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Questions about saliva in Kannada

What is the meaning of saliva in Kannada?
Saliva in Kannada is ಲಾಲಾರಸ, ಲಾಲಾರಸದ.
saliva ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
Saliva: ಲಾಲಾರಸ, ಲಾಲಾರಸದ.
What does saliva mean in English?
Saliva means a clear, slightly alkaline liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands, consisting of water, mucin, protein, and enzymes. It moistens the mouth, lubricates ingested food, and begins the breakdown of starches.

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Kannada words: machine translation by IndicTrans2 (AI4Bharat, MIT license), kept only when it translates back to “saliva”. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: saliva (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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