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ಹಿಜಡ

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Kannada

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Etymology

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Borrowed from an Indo-Aryan language, ultimately from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀳𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀚 (*hijja).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ಹಿಜಡ (hijaḍa)

  1. intersex
  2. hijra; eunuch
  3. (figuratively) weakling

Declension

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Case/Form Singular Plural
Nominative ಹಿಜಡವು (hijaḍavu) ಹಿಜಡಗಳು (hijaḍagaḷu)
Accusative ಹಿಜಡವನ್ನು (hijaḍavannu) ಹಿಜಡಗಳನ್ನು (hijaḍagaḷannu)
Instrumental ಹಿಜಡದಿಂದ (hijaḍadinda) ಹಿಜಡಗಳಿಂದ (hijaḍagaḷinda)
Dative ಹಿಜಡಕ್ಕೆ (hijaḍakke) ಹಿಜಡಗಳಿಗೆ (hijaḍagaḷige)
Genitive ಹಿಜಡದ (hijaḍada) ಹಿಜಡಗಳ (hijaḍagaḷa)

References

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  • V. Krishna (2019) “ಹಿಜಡ”, in “Alar” V. Krishna's Kannada → English dictionary, Zerodha