ಮಡದಿ

Kannada

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate to Tulu ಬುಡೈದಿ (buḍaidi), Telugu మడతి (maḍati), Malayalam മടന്ത (maṭanta), and Tamil மடந்தை (maṭantai).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɐɖɐd̪i/

Noun

ಮಡದಿ • (maḍadi?

  1. woman
  2. wife

Declension

Declension of ಮಡದಿಯು (maḍadiyu)
singular plural
nominative ಮಡದಿಯು (maḍadiyu) ಮಡದಿಗಳು (maḍadigaḷu)
accusative ಮಡದಿಯನ್ನು (maḍadiyannu) ಮಡದಿಗಳನ್ನು (maḍadigaḷannu)
instrumental ಮಡದಿಯಿಂದ (maḍadiyinda) ಮಡದಿಗಳಿಂದ (maḍadigaḷinda)
dative ಮಡದಿಗೆ (maḍadige) ಮಡದಿಗಳಿಗೆ (maḍadigaḷige)
genitive ಮಡದಿಯ (maḍadiya) ಮಡದಿಗಳ (maḍadigaḷa)

References

  • V. Krishna (2019), “ಮಡದಿ”, in “Alar” V. Krishna's Kannada → English dictionary, Zerodha
  • Kittel, Ferdinand (1894), “ಮಡದಿ [maḍadi]”, in Kittel's Kannada-English dictionary, Madras: University of Madras, published 1968-1971