ಶಂಖ

Kannada

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit शङ्ख (śaṅkha).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʃɐŋkʰɐ/

Noun

ಶಂಖ • (śaṅkha)

  1. shell, conch shell
  2. (anatomy) cheekbone
  3. a particular perfume

Declension

Declension of ಶಂಖವು (śaṅkhavu)
singular plural
nominative ಶಂಖವು (śaṅkhavu) ಶಂಖಗಳು (śaṅkhagaḷu)
accusative ಶಂಖವನ್ನು (śaṅkhavannu) ಶಂಖಗಳನ್ನು (śaṅkhagaḷannu)
instrumental ಶಂಖದಿಂದ (śaṅkhadinda) ಶಂಖಗಳಿಂದ (śaṅkhagaḷinda)
dative ಶಂಖಕ್ಕೆ (śaṅkhakke) ಶಂಖಗಳಿಗೆ (śaṅkhagaḷige)
genitive ಶಂಖದ (śaṅkhada) ಶಂಖಗಳ (śaṅkhagaḷa)

References

  • Kittel, Ferdinand (1894) “ಶಂಖ”, in Kittel's Kannada-English dictionary, Madras: University of Madras, published 1968-1971