ಉಗುರು

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Kannada

Etymology

Inherited from Old Kannada ಉಗುರ್ (ugur), from Proto-Dravidian *okVr (fingernail). Cognate with Malayalam ഉകിര് (ukirŭ), Tamil உகிர் (ukir), Tulu ಉಗುರು (uguru), Telugu గోరు (gōru).

Pronunciation

Noun

ಉಗುರು (uguru)

  1. (anatomy) nail
    ಉಗುರುಗಳನ್ನು ಕಚ್ಚುವುದು ಕೆಟ್ಟ ಬಳಕೆ.
    ugurugaḷannu kaccuvudu keṭṭa baḷake.
    Biting the nails is a bad habit.

Declension

Case/Form Singular Plural
Nominative ಉಗುರು (uguru) ಉಗುರುಗಳು (ugurugaḷu)
Accusative ಉಗುರನ್ನು (ugurannu) ಉಗುರುಗಳನ್ನು (ugurugaḷannu)
Instrumental ಉಗುರಿನಿಂದ (ugurininda) ಉಗುರುಗಳಿಂದ (ugurugaḷinda)
Dative ಉಗುರಿಗೆ (ugurige) ಉಗುರುಗಳಿಗೆ (ugurugaḷige)
Genitive ಉಗುರಿನ (ugurina) ಉಗುರುಗಳ (ugurugaḷa)

Tulu

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *okVr (fingernail). Cognate with Kannada ಉಗುರು (uguru), Malayalam ഉകിര് (ukirŭ), Tamil உகிர் (ukir), Telugu గోరు (gōru).

Pronunciation

Noun

ಉಗುರು (uguru) (Malayalam spelling ഉഗുരു)

  1. (anatomy) nail