ಕಳ್ಳ
See also: ಕುಳ್ಳ
Kannada
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *kaḷ-. Cognate with Malayalam കള്ളൻ (kaḷḷaṉ) and Tamil கள்ளன் (kaḷḷaṉ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɐɭɭɐ/
Noun
ಕಳ್ಳ • (kaḷḷa) (feminine ಕಳ್ಳಿ)
- (masculine) thief
- Synonym: ಚೋರ (cōra)
- ಕಳ್ಳ ಪರಾರಿಯಾಗಲು ಯತ್ನಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾಗ ಪೊಲೀಸರಿಗೆ ಸಿಕ್ಕಿಬಿದ್ದ.
- kaḷḷa parāriyāgalu yatnisuttiddāga polīsarige sikkibidda.
- The thief was caught by the police while trying to escape.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ಕಳ್ಳನು (kaḷḷanu) | ಕಳ್ಳರು (kaḷḷaru) |
| accusative | ಕಳ್ಳನನ್ನು (kaḷḷanannu) | ಕಳ್ಳರನ್ನು (kaḷḷarannu) |
| instrumental | ಕಳ್ಳನಿಂದ (kaḷḷaninda) | ಕಳ್ಳರಿಂದ (kaḷḷarinda) |
| dative | ಕಳ್ಳನಿಗೆ (kaḷḷanige) | ಕಳ್ಳರಿಗೆ (kaḷḷarige) |
| genitive | ಕಳ್ಳನ (kaḷḷana) | ಕಳ್ಳರ (kaḷḷara) |
Derived terms
- ಕಳ್ಳತನ (kaḷḷatana, “theft”)
References
- V. Krishna (2019) “ಕಳ್ಳ”, in “Alar” V. Krishna's Kannada → English dictionary, Zerodha