ನಾಣ್ಯ

Kannada

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नाण्य (nāṇya) (nāṇya, “minted money, coin”). Related to ನಾಣಕ (nāṇaka).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /n̪aːɳjɐ/

Noun

ನಾಣ್ಯ • (nāṇya) ?

  1. a coin
  2. currency; money
  3. (literary, archaic) honesty, fineness, quality (of character or material)

Usage notes

  • In modern contexts, specifically numismatics or daily life, it refers almost exclusively to physical coins.
  • ಅವರು ನನ್ನ ಕೈಗೆ ಒಂದು ರೂಪಾಯಿ ನಾಣ್ಯ ಕೊಟ್ಟರು.
    Avaru nanna kaige ondu rūpāyi nāṇya koṭṭaru.
    They gave me a one-rupee coin.

Declension

Declension of ನಾಣ್ಯವು (nāṇyavu)
singular plural
nominative ನಾಣ್ಯವು (nāṇyavu) ನಾಣ್ಯಗಳು (nāṇyagaḷu)
accusative ನಾಣ್ಯವನ್ನು (nāṇyavannu) ನಾಣ್ಯಗಳನ್ನು (nāṇyagaḷannu)
instrumental ನಾಣ್ಯದಿಂದ (nāṇyadinda) ನಾಣ್ಯಗಳಿಂದ (nāṇyagaḷinda)
dative ನಾಣ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ (nāṇyakke) ನಾಣ್ಯಗಳಿಗೆ (nāṇyagaḷige)
genitive ನಾಣ್ಯದ (nāṇyada) ನಾಣ್ಯಗಳ (nāṇyagaḷa)

References

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