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Kannada
Etymology
From Sanskrit नपुंसक (napuṃsaka), from न- (na-, “not, un-”) + पुंसक (puṃsaka, “man, male”).
Pronunciation
Noun
ನಪುಂಸಕ • (napuṃsaka)
- a eunuch
- an impotent or effeminate man
- (grammar) neuter gender
Declension
| Case/Form
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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ನಪುಂಸಕವು (napuṃsakavu)
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ನಪುಂಸಕಗಳು (napuṃsakagaḷu)
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| Accusative
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ನಪುಂಸಕವನ್ನು (napuṃsakavannu)
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ನಪುಂಸಕಗಳನ್ನು (napuṃsakagaḷannu)
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| Instrumental
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ನಪುಂಸಕದಿಂದ (napuṃsakadinda)
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ನಪುಂಸಕಗಳಿಂದ (napuṃsakagaḷinda)
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| Dative
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ನಪುಂಸಕಕ್ಕೆ (napuṃsakakke)
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ನಪುಂಸಕಗಳಿಗೆ (napuṃsakagaḷige)
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| Genitive
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ನಪುಂಸಕದ (napuṃsakada)
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ನಪುಂಸಕಗಳ (napuṃsakagaḷa)
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Adjective
ನಪುಂಸಕ • (napuṃsaka)
- weak, effeminate, ineffective
- (grammar) neuter
Derived terms
References
- Kittel, Ferdinand (1894) “ನಪುಂಸಕ”, in Kittel's Kannada-English dictionary, Madras: University of Madras, published 1968-1971