ವರ್ಣ
Kannada
Alternative forms
- ಬಣ್ಣ (baṇṇa) — tadbhava
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वर्ण (varṇa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋɐɾɳɐ/
Noun
ವರ್ಣ • (varṇa)
- (literary) color
Derived terms
- ವರ್ಣಭೇದ (varṇabhēda, “racism”)
References
- Kittel, Ferdinand (1894) “ವರ್ಣ”, in Kittel's Kannada-English dictionary, Madras: University of Madras, published 1968-1971, page 1458