kagga
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- noun
- Indian
- During the festival, the poet recited a beautiful kagga that moved everyone in the audience.
Examples
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He spent the afternoon reading an old kagga that reflected on the importance of friendship and kindness.
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The school introduced students to a traditional kagga that explores themes of ethics and existence.
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The milk we get from their kagga, if there are not enough nursing women among them.
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Not many, mostly old men come to the harbor to trade for their kagga.
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The elder had already sold the surplus kagga, and they were ready to return to the village.
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There were kagga to be tended, there was training to accomplish, and there were occasional feasts and festivals.
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While preparations were made, Hael wandered about the broad meadow where the kagga had been halted.
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Surface Forms
Etymology
The word kagga comes from the Kannada language of southern India and means a short, wise 'poem' or 'verse'. So, a kagga is a small poem meant to make you think about life and what is right or wrong.