ಅರ್ಥ
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Kannada[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अर्थ (ártha).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ಅರ್ಥ • (artha)
- desire; demand
- aim; purpose
- cause; motive; reason
- advantage; use; utility
- aid; encouragement; comfort
- thing; object
- business; affair
- wealth; property; money
- meaning; signification
- manner; kind; sort
- request; suit; petition
- prohibition
Declension[edit]
| Case/Form | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ಅರ್ಥವು (arthavu) | ಅರ್ಥಗಳು (arthagaḷu) |
| Accusative | ಅರ್ಥವನ್ನು (arthavannu) | ಅರ್ಥಗಳನ್ನು (arthagaḷannu) |
| Instrumental | ಅರ್ಥದಿಂದ (arthadinda) | ಅರ್ಥಗಳಿಂದ (arthagaḷinda) |
| Dative | ಅರ್ಥಕ್ಕೆ (arthakke) | ಅರ್ಥಗಳಿಗೆ (arthagaḷige) |
| Genitive | ಅರ್ಥದ (arthada) | ಅರ್ಥಗಳ (arthagaḷa) |
References[edit]
- Kittel, Ferdinand (1894) “ಅರ್ಥ”, in Kittel's Kannada-English dictionary, Madras: University of Madras, published 1968-1971
- V. Krishna (2019) “ಅರ್ಥ”, in “Alar” V. Krishna's Kannada → English dictionary