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ಅನುಜ

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Kannada

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Kannada ಅನುಜ (anuja), from Sanskrit अनुज (anuja).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ಅನುಜ • (anuja) m[1][2] (formal, chiefly literary)

  1. younger brother
    Synonyms: ತಮ್ಮ (tamma), ಅವರಜ (avaraja)
    ನನ್ನ ಅನುಜ ನಗರದಲ್ಲಿ ವಾಸಿಸುತ್ತಾನೆ.
    nanna anuja nagaradalli vāsisuttāne.
    My younger brother lives in the city.

Declension

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Declension of ಅನುಜವು (anujavu)
singular plural
nominative ಅನುಜವು (anujavu) ಅನುಜಗಳು (anujagaḷu)
accusative ಅನುಜವನ್ನು (anujavannu) ಅನುಜಗಳನ್ನು (anujagaḷannu)
instrumental ಅನುಜದಿಂದ (anujadinda) ಅನುಜಗಳಿಂದ (anujagaḷinda)
dative ಅನುಜಕ್ಕೆ (anujakke) ಅನುಜಗಳಿಗೆ (anujagaḷige)
genitive ಅನುಜದ (anujada) ಅನುಜಗಳ (anujagaḷa)

References

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More information
  1. ^ V. Krishna (2019), “ಅನುಜ”, in “Alar” V. Krishna's Kannada → English dictionary, Zerodha
  2. ^ Kittel, Ferdinand (1894), “ಅನುಜ [anuja]”, in Kittel's Kannada-English dictionary, Madras: University of Madras, published 1968-1971

Old Kannada

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अनुज (anuja).

Noun

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ಅನುಜ (anuja)[1] (literary)

  1. younger brother
    • c. 10th century, Adikavi Pampa, Vikramarjuna Vijaya, ಏಕಾದಶಾಶ್ವಾಸಂ [ēkādaśāśvāsaṃ, Eleventh canto]:
      ಧರ್ಮಪುತ್ರಂ ನಿಜ ಅನುಜ ಸಹಿತಂ ಬಂದು
      dharmaputraṃ nija anuja sahitaṃ bandu
      Dharmaputra, with his own younger brother, came...

Descendants

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  • Kannada: ಅನುಜ (anuja)

References

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More information
  1. ^ Dr. P. V. Narayana, editor (2007), “ಅನುಜ [anuja]”, in ಹಳಗನ್ನಡ ಪದಸಂಪದ (haḷagannaḍa padasampada) [A Glossary of Old Kannada] (in Kannada), Hampi: Kannada University, page 29
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