Dakshina Kannada

== English == === Etymology === From Kannada ದಕ್ಷಿಣ (dakṣiṇa, “south”) + ಕನ್ನಡ (kannaḍa, “Kannada”), presumably a translation of the older name for the region, South Canara. === Proper noun === Dakshina Kannada A district of Karnataka, in southwestern India. Mangalore is its chief city and administrative headquarters.