ಕನಸು
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Kannada
Etymology
From Proto-Dravidian *kan-acV (“dream”). Cognate with Tamil கனவு (kaṉavu), Malayalam കിനാവ് (kināvŭ), Tulu ಕನ (kana).
Pronunciation
Noun
ಕನಸು • (kanasu) n
- dream
- Synonym: ಸ್ವಪ್ನ (svapna)
- ನಾವೆಷ್ಟೇ ಒಡಂಬಡಿಸಲು ಪ್ರಯತ್ನಿಸಿದರೂ ತನ್ನ ಕನಸು ನಿಜವಲ್ಲವೆಂದು ನಮ್ಮ ತಂದೆ ಗ್ರಹಿಸಲಿಲ್ಲ.
- nāveṣṭē oḍambaḍisalu prayatnisidarū tanna kanasu nijavallavendu namma tande grahisalilla.
- No matter how much we tried to persuade him, our father did not grasp that his dream was not real.
Declension
| Case/Form | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ಕನಸು (kanasu) | ಕನಸುಗಳು (kanasugaḷu) |
| Accusative | ಕನಸನ್ನು (kanasannu) | ಕನಸುಗಳನ್ನು (kanasugaḷannu) |
| Instrumental | ಕನಸಿನಿಂದ (kanasininda) | ಕನಸುಗಳಿಂದ (kanasugaḷinda) |
| Dative | ಕನಸಿಗೆ (kanasige) | ಕನಸುಗಳಿಗೆ (kanasugaḷige) |
| Genitive | ಕನಸಿನ (kanasina) | ಕನಸುಗಳ (kanasugaḷa) |
Further reading
- V. Krishna (2019) “ಕನಸು”, in “Alar” V. Krishna's Kannada → English dictionary, Zerodha
- Kittel, Ferdinand (1894) “ಕನಸು”, in Kittel's Kannada-English dictionary, Madras: University of Madras, published 1968-1971, page 380
- Učida, Norihiko, Rajapurohit, B. B. (2013) Kannada-English Etymological Dictionary, 3-11-1, Asahi-chō, Fuchū-shi, 183-8534, Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, →ISBN, page 206, column 1.
- Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “kaṉā,+kaṉavu”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 131.