ಕವಾಯತು
Kannada
Alternative forms
- ಕವಾತು (kavātu), ಕವಾಯತ (kavāyata), ಕವಾಯಿತು (kavāyitu)
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian قواعد (qawā'id), from Arabic قَوَاعِد (qawāʕid), plural of قَاعِدَة (qāʕida). Related to ಕಾಯ್ದೆ (kāyde). Compare Marathi कवाईत (kavāīt), Telugu కవాతు (kavātu).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɐʋaːjɐt̪u/
Noun
ಕವಾಯತು • (kavāyatu) n
- drill (military exercise)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ಕವಾಯತು (kavāyatu) | ಕವಾಯತುಗಳು (kavāyatugaḷu) |
| accusative | ಕವಾಯತನ್ನು (kavāyatannu) | ಕವಾಯತುಗಳನ್ನು (kavāyatugaḷannu) |
| instrumental | ಕವಾಯತಿನಿಂದ (kavāyatininda) | ಕವಾಯತುಗಳಿಂದ (kavāyatugaḷinda) |
| dative | ಕವಾಯತಿಗೆ (kavāyatige) | ಕವಾಯತುಗಳಿಗೆ (kavāyatugaḷige) |
| genitive | ಕವಾಯತಿನ (kavāyatina) | ಕವಾಯತುಗಳ (kavāyatugaḷa) |
References
- V. Krishna (2019) “ಕವಾಯಿತು”, in “Alar” V. Krishna's Kannada → English dictionary, Zerodha
- Kittel, Ferdinand (1894) “ಕವಾತು”, in Kittel's Kannada-English dictionary, Madras: University of Madras, published 1968-1971, page 412
- Učida, Norihiko, Rajapurohit, B. B. (2013) “ಕವಾಯಿತು”, in Kannada-English Etymological Dictionary, 3-11-1, Asahi-chō, Fuchū-shi, 183-8534, Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, →ISBN, page 220, column 2.