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Kannada
Etymology
Cognate to Telugu మొండి (moṇḍi).
Pronunciation
Adjective
ಮೊಂಡ • (moṇḍa)
- stubborn
- blunt
- short
Noun
ಮೊಂಡ • (moṇḍa)
- a decapitated body
- the head (of a human)
- a wooden pillar
- stubbornness, obstinacy
- (figurative) bluntness
Declension
Case/Form
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Singular
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Plural
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Nominative
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ಮೊಂಡವು (moṇḍavu)
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ಮೊಂಡಗಳು (moṇḍagaḷu)
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Accusative
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ಮೊಂಡವನ್ನು (moṇḍavannu)
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ಮೊಂಡಗಳನ್ನು (moṇḍagaḷannu)
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Instrumental
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ಮೊಂಡದಿಂದ (moṇḍadinda)
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ಮೊಂಡಗಳಿಂದ (moṇḍagaḷinda)
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Dative
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ಮೊಂಡಕ್ಕೆ (moṇḍakke)
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ಮೊಂಡಗಳಿಗೆ (moṇḍagaḷige)
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Genitive
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ಮೊಂಡದ (moṇḍada)
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ಮೊಂಡಗಳ (moṇḍagaḷa)
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References
- Kittel, Ferdinand (1894) “ಮೊಂಡ”, in Kittel's Kannada-English dictionary, Madras: University of Madras, published 1968-1971