ಮಾತು

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Etymology

Cognate with Kannada ಮಾತು (mātu), Tamil மாட்டு (māṭṭu).

Pronunciation

Noun

ಮಾತು (mātu)

  1. word, speech

References

  • Zvelebil, Kamil V. (1988) “ಮಾತು”, in Jēnu Kuṟumba: Brief Report on a "Tribal" Language of the Nilgiri Area‎, Journal of the American Oriental Society

Kannada

Etymology

This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. Cognate with Tamil மாற்றம் (māṟṟam), Telugu మాట (māṭa).

Pronunciation

Noun

ಮಾತು • (mātu)

  1. saying
  2. word
    Synonyms: ಪದ (pada), ಶಬ್ದ (śabda)
  3. promise

Declension

Case/Form Singular Plural
Nominative ಮಾತು (mātu) ಮಾತುಗಳು (mātugaḷu)
Accusative ಮಾತನ್ನು (mātannu) ಮಾತುಗಳನ್ನು (mātugaḷannu)
Instrumental ಮಾತಿನಿಂದ (mātininda) ಮಾತುಗಳಿಂದ (mātugaḷinda)
Dative ಮಾತಿಗೆ (mātige) ಮಾತುಗಳಿಗೆ (mātugaḷige)
Genitive ಮಾತಿನ (mātina) ಮಾತುಗಳ (mātugaḷa)

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