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“mountain”
Language context for this entry: Old Kannada
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01 / Meaning & origin
ಗವುಂಡ is a masculine given name documented in Old Kannada. English Wiktionary records the meaning “mountain”.
Meaning: “mountain”
Suryanath U. Kamath considers the word ಗೌಡ (gauḍa) to be derived from ಗವುಂಡ (gavuṇḍa). Gustav Oppert opined that the root of ‘Gowda’ is a Dravidian word meaning "mountain". Cognate with Tamil கவுண்டர் (kavuṇṭar), கௌண்டர் (kauṇṭar).
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