Toreya: 1 definition
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Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusToreya (ತೊರೆಯ):—
1) [noun] a caste the members of which are chiefly engaged in catching fish for living.
2) [noun] a male member belonging to this caste; a fisherman.
3) [noun] a man who gets his livelihood by operation of boats; a boatman.
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Toṟeya (ತೊಱೆಯ):—
1) [noun] a caste the members of which are chiefly engaged in catching fish for living.
2) [noun] a male member belonging to this caste; a fisherman.
3) [noun] a man who gets his livelihood by operation of boats; a boatman.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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