ಕಡೆ

Kannada

Etymology

Cognate to Telugu కడ (kaḍa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɐɖe/

Noun

ಕಡೆ • (kaḍe)

1. conclusion; finish, end
2. border; edge; margin
3. hem
4. area, portion or space beside one
5. room
6. (figurative) a comparatively lower position, status, importance
7. (dialectal) handle

Declension

Case/Form	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ಕಡೆಯು (kaḍeyu)	ಕಡೆಗಳು (kaḍegaḷu)
Accusative	ಕಡೆಯನ್ನು (kaḍeyannu)	ಕಡೆಗಳನ್ನು (kaḍegaḷannu)
Instrumental	ಕಡೆಯಿಂದ (kaḍeyinda)	ಕಡೆಗಳಿಂದ (kaḍegaḷinda)
Dative	ಕಡೆಗೆ (kaḍege)	ಕಡೆಗಳಿಗೆ (kaḍegaḷige)
Genitive	ಕಡೆಯ (kaḍeya)	ಕಡೆಗಳ (kaḍegaḷa)

Descendants

• → Marathi: कडे (kaḍe)

References

• Kittel, Ferdinand (1894) “ಕಡೆ”, in Kittel's Kannada-English dictionary, Madras: University of Madras, published 1968-1971
• V. Krishna (2019) “ಕಡೆ”, in “Alar” V. Krishna's Kannada → English dictionary