ಮಾತು

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Jennu Kurumba

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Etymology

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Cognate with Kannada ಮಾತು (mātu), Tamil மாட்டு (māṭṭu).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ಮಾತು (mātu)

  1. word, speech

References

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  • Zvelebil, Kamil V. (1988) “ಮಾತು”, in Jēnu Kuṟumba: Brief Report on a "Tribal" Language of the Nilgiri Area[1], Journal of the American Oriental Society

Kannada

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Tamil மாற்றம் (māṟṟam), Telugu మాట (māṭa).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ಮಾತು (mātu)

  1. saying
  2. word
    Synonyms: ಪದ (pada), ಶಬ್ದ (śabda)
  3. promise

Declension

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Case/Form Singular Plural
Nominative ಮಾತು (mātu) ಮಾತುಗಳು (mātugaḷu)
Accusative ಮಾತನ್ನು (mātannu) ಮಾತುಗಳನ್ನು (mātugaḷannu)
Instrumental ಮಾತಿನಿಂದ (mātininda) ಮಾತುಗಳಿಂದ (mātugaḷinda)
Dative ಮಾತಿಗೆ (mātige) ಮಾತುಗಳಿಗೆ (mātugaḷige)
Genitive ಮಾತಿನ (mātina) ಮಾತುಗಳ (mātugaḷa)

Derived terms

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