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Kannada
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit धर्म (dharma).
Pronunciation
Noun
ಧರ್ಮ • (dharma)
- ordinance, law
- duty
- right, justice
- propriety
- usage, practice, custom
Declension
| Case/Form
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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ಧರ್ಮವು (dharmavu)
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ಧರ್ಮಗಳು (dharmagaḷu)
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| Accusative
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ಧರ್ಮವನ್ನು (dharmavannu)
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ಧರ್ಮಗಳನ್ನು (dharmagaḷannu)
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| Instrumental
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ಧರ್ಮದಿಂದ (dharmadinda)
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ಧರ್ಮಗಳಿಂದ (dharmagaḷinda)
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| Dative
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ಧರ್ಮಕ್ಕೆ (dharmakke)
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ಧರ್ಮಗಳಿಗೆ (dharmagaḷige)
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| Genitive
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ಧರ್ಮದ (dharmada)
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ಧರ್ಮಗಳ (dharmagaḷa)
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Derived terms
References
- V. Krishna (2019) “ಧರ್ಮ”, in “Alar” V. Krishna's Kannada → English dictionary, Zerodha
- Kittel, Ferdinand (1894) “ಧರ್ಮ”, in Kittel's Kannada-English dictionary, Madras: University of Madras, published 1968-1971