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shrew meaning in Kannada

ಮೂಗಿಲಿ

/ʃɹuː/

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dialectal/ʃɹɪu̯/

shrew in Kannada: ಮೂಗಿಲಿ, ಕಾಡುವ ಹೆಂಗಸು. In English, shrew means any of numerous small, mouselike, chiefly nocturnal, mammals of the family Soricidae.

Kannada words for shrew

ಮೂಗಿಲಿ, ಕಾಡುವ ಹೆಂಗಸು

English meaning of shrew

  1. noun Any of numerous small, mouselike, chiefly nocturnal, mammals of the family Soricidae.
  2. noun Certain other small mammals that resemble true shrews.
  3. noun An ill-tempered, nagging woman: a scold.
  4. verb To beshrew; to curse.

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Questions about shrew in Kannada

What is the meaning of shrew in Kannada?
Shrew in Kannada is ಮೂಗಿಲಿ, ಕಾಡುವ ಹೆಂಗಸು.
shrew ಪದದ ಕನ್ನಡ ಅರ್ಥ ಏನು?
Shrew: ಮೂಗಿಲಿ, ಕಾಡುವ ಹೆಂಗಸು.
What does shrew mean in English?
Shrew means any of numerous small, mouselike, chiefly nocturnal, mammals of the family Soricidae.

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Kannada words from Kannada Wiktionary: shrew (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: shrew (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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