ಮೊಂಡ

Kannada

Etymology

Cognate to Telugu మొండి (moṇḍi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /moɳɖɐ/

Adjective

ಮೊಂಡ • (moṇḍa)

1. stubborn
2. blunt
3. short

Noun

ಮೊಂಡ • (moṇḍa)

1. a decapitated body
2. the head (of a human)
3. a wooden pillar
4. stubbornness, obstinacy
5. (figurative) bluntness

Declension

Case/Form	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ಮೊಂಡವು (moṇḍavu)	ಮೊಂಡಗಳು (moṇḍagaḷu)
Accusative	ಮೊಂಡವನ್ನು (moṇḍavannu)	ಮೊಂಡಗಳನ್ನು (moṇḍagaḷannu)
Instrumental	ಮೊಂಡದಿಂದ (moṇḍadinda)	ಮೊಂಡಗಳಿಂದ (moṇḍagaḷinda)
Dative	ಮೊಂಡಕ್ಕೆ (moṇḍakke)	ಮೊಂಡಗಳಿಗೆ (moṇḍagaḷige)
Genitive	ಮೊಂಡದ (moṇḍada)	ಮೊಂಡಗಳ (moṇḍagaḷa)

References

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