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ಅಲರ್ ನಿಘಂಟು (ವಿ. ಕೃಷ್ಣ)

1. 1.
   noun

   a sarcastic remark or comment.

2. 2.
   noun

   a speech that has two or more possible meanings.

3. 3.
   noun

   (rhet.) a figure of speech consisting in the use of evasive speech or reply (either by means of a pun or by an affected change of tone).

ವ್ಯುತ್ಪತ್ತಿ ನಿಘಂಟು (Učida & Rajapurohit)

1. 1.
   n.

   1 (speech) perverse speech, crooked words 2 (rhet.) a figure of speech consisting of the use of evasive speech or reply, either by means of a pun, or by an affected change of tone

ಕಿಟ್ಟೆಲ್ ನಿಘಂಟು

1. 1.

   indirect or perverse speech, equivocation, prevarication, evasive speech or reply, evasion; hint, insinuation; pun; sarcasm. see Kāvy. III, 2, B, 2. 88-91; III, 3, B, 2. 148. 159 seq.

ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಪರಿಷತ್ತು ನಿಘಂಟು

1. 1.

   1. ಕೊಂಕುಮಾತು.
   2. ದ್ವಂದ್ವಾರ್ಥದ ನುಡಿ.
   3. ಒಂದು ಬಗೆಯ ಅಲಂಕಾರ.