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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)
- (anatomy) nail
ಉಗುರುಗಳನ್ನು ಕಚ್ಚುವುದು ಕೆಟ್ಟ ಬಳಕೆ.- ugurugaḷannu kaccuvudu keṭṭa baḷake.
- Biting the nails is a bad habit.
Declension
Case/Form
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Singular
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Plural
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Nominative
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ಉಗುರು (uguru)
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ಉಗುರುಗಳು (ugurugaḷu)
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Accusative
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ಉಗುರನ್ನು (ugurannu)
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ಉಗುರುಗಳನ್ನು (ugurugaḷannu)
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Instrumental
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ಉಗುರಿನಿಂದ (ugurininda)
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ಉಗುರುಗಳಿಂದ (ugurugaḷinda)
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Dative
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ಉಗುರಿಗೆ (ugurige)
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ಉಗುರುಗಳಿಗೆ (ugurugaḷige)
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Genitive
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ಉಗುರಿನ (ugurina)
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ಉಗುರುಗಳ (ugurugaḷa)
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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)
- (anatomy) nail