ಹನಿ

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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *panī(kil).

Pronunciation

Noun

ಹನಿ (hani)

  1. drizzling rain

References

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

Kannada

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *panī(kil).

Pronunciation

Noun

ಹನಿ (hani)

  1. drop (of water, dew, etc.)

Declension

Case/Form Singular Plural
Nominative ಹನಿಯು (haniyu) ಹನಿಗಳು (hanigaḷu)
Accusative ಹನಿಯನ್ನು (haniyannu) ಹನಿಗಳನ್ನು (hanigaḷannu)
Instrumental ಹನಿಯಿಂದ (haniyinda) ಹನಿಗಳಿಂದ (hanigaḷinda)
Dative ಹನಿಗೆ (hanige) ಹನಿಗಳಿಗೆ (hanigaḷige)
Genitive ಹನಿಯ (haniya) ಹನಿಗಳ (hanigaḷa)

Verb

ಹನಿ (hani)

  1. to drop

References

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