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Kannada
Etymology
Borrowed from an Indo-Aryan language, ultimately from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀳𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀚 (*hijja).
Pronunciation
Noun
ಹಿಜಡ • (hijaḍa)
- intersex
- hijra; eunuch
- (figuratively) weakling
Declension
| Case/Form
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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ಹಿಜಡವು (hijaḍavu)
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ಹಿಜಡಗಳು (hijaḍagaḷu)
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| Accusative
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ಹಿಜಡವನ್ನು (hijaḍavannu)
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ಹಿಜಡಗಳನ್ನು (hijaḍagaḷannu)
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| Instrumental
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ಹಿಜಡದಿಂದ (hijaḍadinda)
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ಹಿಜಡಗಳಿಂದ (hijaḍagaḷinda)
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| Dative
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ಹಿಜಡಕ್ಕೆ (hijaḍakke)
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ಹಿಜಡಗಳಿಗೆ (hijaḍagaḷige)
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| Genitive
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ಹಿಜಡದ (hijaḍada)
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ಹಿಜಡಗಳ (hijaḍagaḷa)
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References
- V. Krishna (2019) “ಹಿಜಡ”, in “Alar” V. Krishna's Kannada → English dictionary, Zerodha