ಹನಿ

Jennu Kurumba

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *panī(kil).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɐn̪i/

Noun

ಹನಿ (hani)

1. drizzling rain

References

• Zvelebil, Kamil V. (1988) “ಹನಿ”, in Jēnu Kuṟumba: Brief Report on a "Tribal" Language of the Nilgiri Area‎^[1], Journal of the American Oriental Society

Kannada

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *panī(kil).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hɐn̪i/

Noun

ಹನಿ • (hani)

1. drop (of water, dew, etc.)

Declension

Case/Form	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ಹನಿಯು (haniyu)	ಹನಿಗಳು (hanigaḷu)
Accusative	ಹನಿಯನ್ನು (haniyannu)	ಹನಿಗಳನ್ನು (hanigaḷannu)
Instrumental	ಹನಿಯಿಂದ (haniyinda)	ಹನಿಗಳಿಂದ (hanigaḷinda)
Dative	ಹನಿಗೆ (hanige)	ಹನಿಗಳಿಗೆ (hanigaḷige)
Genitive	ಹನಿಯ (haniya)	ಹನಿಗಳ (hanigaḷa)

Verb

ಹನಿ • (hani)

1. to drop

References

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