ಶಂಖ

Kannada

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit शङ्ख (śaṅkha).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɐŋkʰɐ/

Noun

ಶಂಖ • (śaṅkha)

1. shell, conch shell
2. (anatomy) cheekbone
3. a particular perfume

Declension

Case/Form	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ಶಂಖವು (śaṅkhavu)	ಶಂಖಗಳು (śaṅkhagaḷu)
Accusative	ಶಂಖವನ್ನು (śaṅkhavannu)	ಶಂಖಗಳನ್ನು (śaṅkhagaḷannu)
Instrumental	ಶಂಖದಿಂದ (śaṅkhadinda)	ಶಂಖಗಳಿಂದ (śaṅkhagaḷinda)
Dative	ಶಂಖಕ್ಕೆ (śaṅkhakke)	ಶಂಖಗಳಿಗೆ (śaṅkhagaḷige)
Genitive	ಶಂಖದ (śaṅkhada)	ಶಂಖಗಳ (śaṅkhagaḷa)

References

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