ಎಬಡ

Kannada

Alternative forms

• ಎಬಡಿ (ebaḍi) — feminine

Etymology

Cognate with Malayalam ഏഭ്യൻ (ēbhyaṉ), Tamil ஏப்பியன் (ēppiyaṉ), Tulu ಎಬುಳಂತೆ (ebuḷante) and Telugu ఎబ్బె (ebbe).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ebɐɖɐ/

Noun

ಎಬಡ • (ebaḍa)

1. a man who has difficulty in speaking
2. a foolish, silly man

Declension

Case/Form	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ಎಬಡಯು (ebaḍayu)	ಎಬಡಗಳು (ebaḍagaḷu)
Accusative	ಎಬಡಯನ್ನು (ebaḍayannu)	ಎಬಡಗಳನ್ನು (ebaḍagaḷannu)
Instrumental	ಎಬಡಯಿಂದ (ebaḍayinda)	ಎಬಡಗಳಿಂದ (ebaḍagaḷinda)
Dative	ಎಬಡಗೆ (ebaḍage)	ಎಬಡಗಳಿಗೆ (ebaḍagaḷige)
Genitive	ಎಬಡಯ (ebaḍaya)	ಎಬಡಗಳ (ebaḍagaḷa)

References

• Kittel, Ferdinand (1894) “ಎಬಡ”, in Kittel's Kannada-English dictionary, Madras: University of Madras, published 1968-1971