Dakshina Kannada
Meanings
name
- A district of Karnataka, in southwestern India. Mangalore is its chief city and administrative headquarters.
Word forms
Etymology
From Kannada ದಕ್ಷಿಣ (dakṣiṇa, “south”) + ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa, “Kannada”), presumably a translation of the older name for the region, South Canara.
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