ರೈತ
Kannada
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian رعیت (ra'iyat, “subject”), from Arabic رَعِيَّة (raʕiyya, “subject”). Cognate with Telugu రైతు (raitu).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɾɐi̯t̪ɐ/
Noun
ರೈತ • (raita) m (feminine ರೈತಳು)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ರೈತನು (raitanu) | ರೈತರು (raitaru) |
| accusative | ರೈತನನ್ನು (raitanannu) | ರೈತರನ್ನು (raitarannu) |
| instrumental | ರೈತನಿಂದ (raitaninda) | ರೈತರಿಂದ (raitarinda) |
| dative | ರೈತನಿಗೆ (raitanige) | ರೈತರಿಗೆ (raitarige) |
| genitive | ರೈತನ (raitana) | ರೈತರ (raitara) |
References
- V. Krishna (2019) “ರೈತ”, in “Alar” V. Krishna's Kannada → English dictionary, Zerodha
- Kittel, Ferdinand (1894) “ರಯತ”, in Kittel's Kannada-English dictionary, Madras: University of Madras, published 1968-1971, page 1410
- Učida, Norihiko, Rajapurohit, B. B. (2013) 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 834, column 1.