ಯವನ
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Kannada
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Sanskrit यवन (yavana).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ಯವನ • (yavana)
- speed, velocity
- courser
- an Ionian, Greek, foreigner
- a Muslim
- (figurative) a follower of a religion of foreign origin
Declension
[edit]| Case/Form | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ಯವನವು (yavanavu) | ಯವನಗಳು (yavanagaḷu) |
| Accusative | ಯವನವನ್ನು (yavanavannu) | ಯವನಗಳನ್ನು (yavanagaḷannu) |
| Instrumental | ಯವನದಿಂದ (yavanadinda) | ಯವನಗಳಿಂದ (yavanagaḷinda) |
| Dative | ಯವನಕ್ಕೆ (yavanakke) | ಯವನಗಳಿಗೆ (yavanagaḷige) |
| Genitive | ಯವನದ (yavanada) | ಯವನಗಳ (yavanagaḷa) |
References
[edit]- V. Krishna (2019) “ಯವನ”, in “Alar” V. Krishna's Kannada → English dictionary, Zerodha
- Kittel, Ferdinand (1894) “ಯವನ”, in Kittel's Kannada-English dictionary, Madras: University of Madras, published 1968-1971