-ಡ

Kodava

Pronunciation

Compare Tamil -உடைய (-uṭaiya), Malayalam -ഉടെ (-uṭe). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /-ɖɐ/

Suffix

-ಡ (-ḍa)[1]

  1. genitive case marker in certain declensions
    ಕುರುಬು (kurubu, shepherd) + ‎ಅಂ (aṃ) + ‎-ಡ (-ḍa) → ‎ಕುರುಬಂಡ (kurubaṇḍa, of the shepherd)
    ಗುರು (guru, priest) + ‎-ಡ (-ḍa) → ‎ಗುರುಡ (guruḍa, of the priest)
    ಮೋವ (mōva, daughter) + ‎-ಡ (-ḍa) → ‎ಮೋವಡ (mōvaḍa, of the daughter)
    ಮೂಡಿ (mūḍi, girl) + ‎ (ya) + ‎-ಡ (-ḍa) → ‎ಮೂಡಿಯಡ (mūḍiyaḍa, of the girls)
    ಡೊರೆ (ḍore, master) + ‎ (ya) + ‎-ಡ (-ḍa) → ‎ಡೊರೆಯಡ (ḍoreyaḍa, of the masters)

References

  1. ^ Cole, Captain R.A. (1867) “Declension of Nouns”, in An elementary grammar of the Coorg language[1], Bengaluru: Wesleyan mission press, pages 4-11