ತಂದೆ

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Kannada

Etymology

From Proto-Dravidian *tan-tay (father) or Proto-Dravidian *tan-ṯi (father). Cognate with Irula தந்தெ (tante), Kui (India) (tanji), Malayalam തന്ത (tanta), Tamil தந்தை (tantai), Telugu తండ్రి (taṇḍri), Duruwa तेंद (tend).

Pronunciation

Noun

ತಂದೆ (tande)

  1. father
    Synonym: ಅಪ್ಪ (appa)
    Antonyms: ತಾಯಿ (tāyi), ಅಮ್ಮ (amma)

Declension

Case/Form Singular Plural
Nominative ತಂದೆಯು (tandeyu) ತಂದೆಗಳು (tandegaḷu)
Accusative ತಂದೆಯನ್ನು (tandeyannu) ತಂದೆಗಳನ್ನು (tandegaḷannu)
Instrumental ತಂದೆಯಿಂದ (tandeyinda) ತಂದೆಗಳಿಂದ (tandegaḷinda)
Dative ತಂದೆಗೆ (tandege) ತಂದೆಗಳಿಗೆ (tandegaḷige)
Genitive ತಂದೆಯ (tandeya) ತಂದೆಗಳ (tandegaḷa)

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