ಧರ್ಮ

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Kannada

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit धर्म (dharma).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ಧರ್ಮ (dharma)

  1. ordinance, law
  2. duty
  3. right, justice
  4. propriety
  5. usage, practice, custom

Declension

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Case/Form Singular Plural
Nominative ಧರ್ಮವು (dharmavu) ಧರ್ಮಗಳು (dharmagaḷu)
Accusative ಧರ್ಮವನ್ನು (dharmavannu) ಧರ್ಮಗಳನ್ನು (dharmagaḷannu)
Instrumental ಧರ್ಮದಿಂದ (dharmadinda) ಧರ್ಮಗಳಿಂದ (dharmagaḷinda)
Dative ಧರ್ಮಕ್ಕೆ (dharmakke) ಧರ್ಮಗಳಿಗೆ (dharmagaḷige)
Genitive ಧರ್ಮದ (dharmada) ಧರ್ಮಗಳ (dharmagaḷa)

Derived terms

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References

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