ದೇವರು

ಅಲರ್ ನಿಘಂಟು (ವಿ. ಕೃಷ್ಣ)

1. 1.
   noun

   (used as sing.) a god.

2. 2.
   noun

   a respectful mode of addressing an elderly person, king, teacher, etc.

3. 3.
   noun

   an idol of a deity.

4. 4.
   noun

   ದೇವರಾಟ dēvarāṭa the sport of the god; ದೇವರಾಣೆ dēvarāṇe a solemn promise, pledge made in the name of god, esp. while making a promise; (ಒಂದು) ದೇವರ ಒಕ್ಕಲು (ondu) dēvara okkalu a family having a particular god as family deity; ದೇವರ ಕರೆ dēvara kare death; ದೇವರ ಕೊಳಗ dēvara koḷaga a measure of corn set aside for a god before taking home the produce from the field; ದೇವರ ಗುಡಿ dēvara guḍi a building, esp. one that is built as per the religious regulations, for the worship of a divinity or divinities the idols of which are installed therein; a temple; ದೇವರ ಗೂಳಿ dēvara gūḷi a bull allowed to wander freely and graze at will; ದೇವರ ಚೌಕಿ dēvara cauki a wooden or metal plank for keeping the idols of gods on; ದೇವರ ನಾಮ dēvara nāma a musical composition in Kannaḍa, in praise of a god; ದೇವರ ಮಕ್ಕಳು dēvara makkaḷu a member of fishermen caste; ದೇವರ ಮನೆ dēvara mane a separate room in a house earmarked for the idols of god, worshiping and for meditating; ದೇವರ ಮೇಲೆ ಭಾರ ಹಾಕು dēvara mēle bhāra hāku to leave the results to the option of the god (after doing one's duty); ದೇವರ ಸಂತರ್ಪಣೆ dēvara santarpaṇe a feast arranged with religious fervor usu. a day before a marriage or other such occasions; ದೇವರ ಸಮಾರಾಧನೆ dēvara samārādhane = ದೇವರ ಸಂತರ್ಪಣೆ; ದೇವರ ಹಾಗೆ ಬರು dēvara hāge baru to come unexpectedly and help (another) in a very desperate condition; ದೇವರ ಹೆಂಡತಿ dēvara heṇḍati a prostitute attached to a temple as a dancer; ದೇವರು ಮೈಮೇಲೆ ಬರು dēvara maimēle baru (a god, spirit, etc.) to possess a person; ದೇವರೂಟ dēvarūṭa = ದೇವರ ಸಂತರ್ಪಣೆ; ದೇವರೇ ಗತಿ dēvarē gati a saying or remark made in a hopeless or desperate condition - 'only the god can help now'; ದೇವರಿಗೆ ಸೇರದ ದೇಶವಿಲ್ಲ, ದೇವರಿಗೆ ಬಾರದ ಭಾಷೆಯಿಲ್ಲ dēvarige sērada dēśavilla, dēvarige bārada bhāṣeyila (prov.) god never discriminates people of different region or language; ದೇವರು ಕೊಟ್ಟರೂ ಪೂಜಾರಿ ಕೊಡ dēvaru koṭṭarū pūjāri koḍa in a hierarchy, people at the lower and middle level do not allow the favour their superiors bestowed to the common man; the god sends corn, and the devil mars the sack.

ವ್ಯುತ್ಪತ್ತಿ ನಿಘಂಟು (Učida & Rajapurohit)

1. 1.
   n.

   (god)｟hon. pl.｠god, almighty, lord

ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಪರಿಷತ್ತು ನಿಘಂಟು

1. 1.

   1. ಪರಮಾತ್ಮ.
   2. ದೇವತಾವಿಗ್ರಹ.
   3. ರಾಜ, ಗುರು ಮುಂತಾದ ಹಿರಿಯರನ್ನು ಕುರಿತು ಗೌರವ ದಿಂದ ಹೇಳುವ ಮಾತು.