ಗೆಂಟು

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Kannada

Etymology

Cognate with Telugu గెంటు (geṇṭu).

Pronunciation

Noun

ಗೆಂಟು (geṇṭu)

  1. remoteness, distance
  2. dissimilarity, disparity

Declension

Case/Form Singular Plural
Nominative ಗೆಂಟು (geṇṭu) ಗೆಂಟುಗಳು (geṇṭugaḷu)
Accusative ಗೆಂಟನ್ನು (geṇṭannu) ಗೆಂಟುಗಳನ್ನು (geṇṭugaḷannu)
Instrumental ಗೆಂಟಿನಿಂದ (geṇṭininda) ಗೆಂಟುಗಳಿಂದ (geṇṭugaḷinda)
Dative ಗೆಂಟಿಗೆ (geṇṭige) ಗೆಂಟುಗಳಿಗೆ (geṇṭugaḷige)
Genitive ಗೆಂಟಿನ (geṇṭina) ಗೆಂಟುಗಳ (geṇṭugaḷa)

References

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