ಮಳೆ

Kannada

ಮಳೆ

Etymology

Inherited from Old Kannada ಮೞೆ (maḻe), from Proto-South Dravidian I *maẓay (“rain”). Cognate with Tamil மழை (maḻai), Malayalam മഴ (maḻa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɐɭe/

Noun

ಮಳೆ • (maḷe)

1. rain

   Synonym: ವರ್ಷ (varṣa)

Declension

Declension of ಮಳೆಯು (maḷeyu)

	singular	plural
nominative	ಮಳೆಯು (maḷeyu)	ಮಳೆಗಳು (maḷegaḷu)
accusative	ಮಳೆಯನ್ನು (maḷeyannu)	ಮಳೆಗಳನ್ನು (maḷegaḷannu)
instrumental	ಮಳೆಯಿಂದ (maḷeyinda)	ಮಳೆಗಳಿಂದ (maḷegaḷinda)
dative	ಮಳೆಗೆ (maḷege)	ಮಳೆಗಳಿಗೆ (maḷegaḷige)
genitive	ಮಳೆಯ (maḷeya)	ಮಳೆಗಳ (maḷegaḷa)

Derived terms

• ಮಳೆಗಾಲ (maḷegāla, “rainy season”)
• ಮಳೆಬಿಲ್ಲು (maḷebillu, “rainbow”)
• ಮಳೆಯಳತೆ (maḷeyaḷate, “rainfall”)
• ಮಳೆಸುರಿತ (maḷesurita, “rainfall”)

References

• V. Krishna (2019), “ಮಳೆ”, in “Alar” V. Krishna's Kannada → English dictionary, Zerodha

Kodava

ಮಳೆ

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-South Dravidian I *maẓay (“rain”). Cognate with Tamil மழை (maḻai), Malayalam മഴ (maḻa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɐɭe/

Noun

ಮಳೆ (maḷe)

1. rain

Tulu

ಮಳೆ

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-South Dravidian I *maẓay (“rain”). Cognate with Tamil மழை (maḻai), Malayalam മഴ (maḻa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɐɭe/

Noun

ಮಳೆ (maḷe) (Malayalam spelling മളെ)

1. rain

Derived terms

• ಮರ್ಯಾಳ (maryāḷa, “rainy season”)