ಮೈ
Appearance
Kannada
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Derived from Prakrit 𑀫𑀘𑁆𑀘 (macca, “body”), from Sanskrit मर्त्य (martya, “body”), characterized by a lexical shift commonly found in early Dravidian tadbhava borrowings.
Noun
[edit]ಮೈ • (mai)
Declension
[edit]Case/Form | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | ಮೈಯು (maiyu) | ಮೈಗಳು (maigaḷu) |
Accusative | ಮೈಯನ್ನು (maiyannu) | ಮೈಗಳನ್ನು (maigaḷannu) |
Instrumental | ಮೈಯಿಂದ (maiyinda) | ಮೈಗಳಿಂದ (maigaḷinda) |
Dative | ಮೈಗೆ (maige) | ಮೈಗಳಿಗೆ (maigaḷige) |
Genitive | ಮೈಯ (maiya) | ಮೈಗಳ (maigaḷa) |
References
[edit]- Aiyar, R. Swaminatha (1975) Dravidian Theories, Motilal Banarsidass, page 313