ಮೊಂಡ
Kannada
Etymology
Cognate to Telugu మొండి (moṇḍi).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /moɳɖɐ/
Adjective
ಮೊಂಡ • (moṇḍa)
Noun
ಮೊಂಡ • (moṇḍa)
- a decapitated body
- the head (of a human)
- a wooden pillar
- stubbornness, obstinacy
- (figurative) bluntness
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ಮೊಂಡವು (moṇḍavu) | ಮೊಂಡಗಳು (moṇḍagaḷu) |
| accusative | ಮೊಂಡವನ್ನು (moṇḍavannu) | ಮೊಂಡಗಳನ್ನು (moṇḍagaḷannu) |
| instrumental | ಮೊಂಡದಿಂದ (moṇḍadinda) | ಮೊಂಡಗಳಿಂದ (moṇḍagaḷinda) |
| dative | ಮೊಂಡಕ್ಕೆ (moṇḍakke) | ಮೊಂಡಗಳಿಗೆ (moṇḍagaḷige) |
| genitive | ಮೊಂಡದ (moṇḍada) | ಮೊಂಡಗಳ (moṇḍagaḷa) |
References
- Kittel, Ferdinand (1894) “ಮೊಂಡ”, in Kittel's Kannada-English dictionary, Madras: University of Madras, published 1968-1971