Borrowed from Dravidian, ultimately from Proto-Dravidian *yĀṭu (“goat, sheep”); for the semantic connection, note that early Indo-Aryan speakers (like the Yadu tribe) were pastoralists who reared cattle, goats and sheep. Cognate with Tamil ஆடு (āṭu), யாடு (yāṭu), Telugu ఏట (ēṭa) and Gondi యేటీ (yēṭī).
यदु • (yádu) stem, m
Masculine u-stem declension of यदु (yádu) | |||
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Singular | Dual | Plural | |
Nominative | यदुः yáduḥ |
यदू yádū |
यदवः yádavaḥ |
Vocative | यदो yádo |
यदू yádū |
यदवः yádavaḥ |
Accusative | यदुम् yádum |
यदू yádū |
यदून् yádūn |
Instrumental | यदुना / यद्वा¹ yádunā / yádvā¹ |
यदुभ्याम् yádubhyām |
यदुभिः yádubhiḥ |
Dative | यदवे / यद्वे¹ yádave / yádve¹ |
यदुभ्याम् yádubhyām |
यदुभ्यः yádubhyaḥ |
Ablative | यदोः / यद्वः¹ yádoḥ / yádvaḥ¹ |
यदुभ्याम् yádubhyām |
यदुभ्यः yádubhyaḥ |
Genitive | यदोः / यद्वः¹ yádoḥ / yádvaḥ¹ |
यद्वोः yádvoḥ |
यदूनाम् yádūnām |
Locative | यदौ yádau |
यद्वोः yádvoḥ |
यदुषु yáduṣu |
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यदु • (yádu) stem, m
Masculine u-stem declension of यदु (yádu) | |||
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Singular | |||
Nominative | यदुः yáduḥ | ||
Vocative | यदो yádo | ||
Accusative | यदुम् yádum | ||
Instrumental | यदुना / यद्वा¹ yádunā / yádvā¹ | ||
Dative | यदवे / यद्वे¹ yádave / yádve¹ | ||
Ablative | यदोः / यद्वः¹ yádoḥ / yádvaḥ¹ | ||
Genitive | यदोः / यद्वः¹ yádoḥ / yádvaḥ¹ | ||
Locative | यदौ yádau | ||
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