dega meaning in english

[Tel.] n. A hawk, a falcon. A falconer or huntsman. Swa. iv. 81. kokila dega the cuckoo Hawk. Jerdon. No. 36. peddavestamadega ibid. No. 40. degata deg-ata. n. Hawking: sport, play. pendlilo ayidovadu cese utsavamu.