ಶಂಖ

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Kannada

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit शङ्ख (śaṅkha).

Pronunciation

Noun

ಶಂಖ (śaṅkha)

  1. shell, conch shell
  2. (anatomy) cheekbone
  3. a particular perfume

Declension

Case/Form Singular Plural
Nominative ಶಂಖವು (śaṅkhavu) ಶಂಖಗಳು (śaṅkhagaḷu)
Accusative ಶಂಖವನ್ನು (śaṅkhavannu) ಶಂಖಗಳನ್ನು (śaṅkhagaḷannu)
Instrumental ಶಂಖದಿಂದ (śaṅkhadinda) ಶಂಖಗಳಿಂದ (śaṅkhagaḷinda)
Dative ಶಂಖಕ್ಕೆ (śaṅkhakke) ಶಂಖಗಳಿಗೆ (śaṅkhagaḷige)
Genitive ಶಂಖದ (śaṅkhada) ಶಂಖಗಳ (śaṅkhagaḷa)

References

  • Kittel, Ferdinand (1894) “ಶಂಖ”, in Kittel's Kannada-English dictionary, Madras: University of Madras, published 1968-1971