ಮಳೆ
Kannada
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)
Declension
| 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
References
- V. Krishna (2019) “ಮಳೆ”, in “Alar” V. Krishna's Kannada → English dictionary, Zerodha
Kodava
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-South Dravidian I *maẓay (“rain”). Cognate with Tamil மழை (maḻai), Malayalam മഴ (maḻa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɐɭe/
Noun
ಮಳೆ (maḷe)
Tulu
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)
Derived terms
- ಮರ್ಯಾಳ (maryāḷa, “rainy season”)