ನಾತ

Kannada

Etymology

Derived from Proto-Dravidian *ñāṯu. Cognate with Malayalam നാറ്റം (nāṟṟaṁ), Tamil நாற்றம் (nāṟṟam) and Tulu ನಾತ (nāta).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /n̪aːt̪ɐ/

Noun

ನಾತ • (nāta)

  1. smell, scent, odor
    Synonyms: ವಾಸನೆ (vāsane) (most common), ಗಂಧ (gandha)
  2. sense of smell; one of the five senses in human beings
  3. (colloquial) stench, fetid odor
    Synonyms: ದುರ್ವಾಸನೆ (durvāsane), ದುರ್ಗಂಧ (durgandha)

Declension

Declension of ನಾತವು (nātavu)
singular plural
nominative ನಾತವು (nātavu) ನಾತಗಳು (nātagaḷu)
accusative ನಾತವನ್ನು (nātavannu) ನಾತಗಳನ್ನು (nātagaḷannu)
instrumental ನಾತದಿಂದ (nātadinda) ನಾತಗಳಿಂದ (nātagaḷinda)
dative ನಾತಕ್ಕೆ (nātakke) ನಾತಗಳಿಗೆ (nātagaḷige)
genitive ನಾತದ (nātada) ನಾತಗಳ (nātagaḷa)

References

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