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ಗೌಡ

“mountain”

Language context for this entry: Kannada

masculineKannada script

/ɡɐu̯ɖɐ/ · Kannada

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1 language context: Kannada
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01 / Meaning & origin

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ಗೌಡ is a masculine given name documented in Kannada. English Wiktionary records the meaning “mountain”.

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Meaning: “mountain”

Inherited from Old Kannada ಗವುಂಡ (gavuṇḍa). Suryanath U. Kamath considers the word Gowda is derives from Gavunda. Gustav Oppert opined that the root of ‘Gowda’ is a Dravidian word meaning "mountain". The term Gowda and its archaic forms in Old Kannada such as ಗಮುಂಡ (gamuṇḍa), ಗವುಂಡ (gavuṇḍa), ಗವುಡ (gavuḍa), ಗೋಂಡ (gōṇḍa) appear frequently in the inscriptions of Karnataka. Cognate with Tamil கவுண்டர் (kavuṇṭar), கௌண்டர் (kauṇṭar).

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Wiktionary: ಗೌಡCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

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About ಗೌಡ

ಗೌಡ is a masculine given name documented in Kannada. English Wiktionary records the meaning “mountain”.

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Meaning: “mountain”

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Wiktionary: ಗೌಡCC-BY-SA-4.0 · retrieved 2026-10-15

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