the Kannada language · the Kannada script · the Canarese country including Mysore and the West coast between Malabar and Goa, including most of modern day Karnataka
çekim: çoğul கன்னடங்கள்
köken: The Tamil Lexicon dictionary derives the word from கருநாடகம் (karunāṭakam). Compare Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa), Malayalam കന്നടം (kannaṭaṁ), Telugu కన్నడము (kannaḍamu).