ರೈತ

Kannada

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian رعیت (ra'iyat, “subject”), from Arabic رَعِيَّة (raʕiyya, “subject”). Cognate with Telugu రైతు (raitu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾɐi̯t̪ɐ/

Noun

ರೈತ • (raita) m (feminine ರೈತಳು)

1. farmer, peasant, ryot, cultivator, agriculturist

Declension

Case/Form	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ರೈತನು (raitanu)	ರೈತರು (raitaru)
Accusative	ರೈತನನ್ನು (raitanannu)	ರೈತರನ್ನು (raitarannu)
Instrumental	ರೈತನಿಂದ (raitaninda)	ರೈತರಿಂದ (raitarinda)
Dative	ರೈತನಿಗೆ (raitanige)	ರೈತರಿಗೆ (raitarige)
Genitive	ರೈತನ (raitana)	ರೈತರ (raitara)

References

• V. Krishna (2019) “ರೈತ”, in “Alar” V. Krishna's Kannada → English dictionary, Zerodha
• Kittel, Ferdinand (1894) “ರಯತ”, in Kittel's Kannada-English dictionary, Madras: University of Madras, published 1968-1971, page 1410
• Učida, Norihiko, Rajapurohit, B. B. (2013) Kannada-English Etymological Dictionary, 3-11-1, Asahi-chō, Fuchū-shi, 183-8534, Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, →ISBN, page 834, column 1.