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Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *panī(kil).
Pronunciation
Noun
ಹನಿ (hani)
- 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)
- drop (of water, dew, etc.)
Declension
Case/Form
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Singular
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Plural
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Nominative
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ಹನಿಯು (haniyu)
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ಹನಿಗಳು (hanigaḷu)
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Accusative
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ಹನಿಯನ್ನು (haniyannu)
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ಹನಿಗಳನ್ನು (hanigaḷannu)
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Instrumental
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ಹನಿಯಿಂದ (haniyinda)
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ಹನಿಗಳಿಂದ (hanigaḷinda)
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Dative
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ಹನಿಗೆ (hanige)
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ಹನಿಗಳಿಗೆ (hanigaḷige)
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Genitive
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ಹನಿಯ (haniya)
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ಹನಿಗಳ (hanigaḷa)
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Verb
ಹನಿ • (hani)
- to drop
References
- Kittel, Ferdinand (1894) “ಹನಿ”, in Kittel's Kannada-English dictionary, Madras: University of Madras, published 1968-1971