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Kannada

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Telugu అంగు (aṅgu), హంగు (haṅgu).

Noun

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ಅಂಗ (aṅga)

  1. way, manner, mode

Declension

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Case/Form Singular Plural
Nominative ಅಂಗವು (aṅgavu) ಅಂಗಗಳು (aṅgagaḷu)
Accusative ಅಂಗವನ್ನು (aṅgavannu) ಅಂಗಗಳನ್ನು (aṅgagaḷannu)
Instrumental ಅಂಗದಿಂದ (aṅgadinda) ಅಂಗಗಳಿಂದ (aṅgagaḷinda)
Dative ಅಂಗಕ್ಕೆ (aṅgakke) ಅಂಗಗಳಿಗೆ (aṅgagaḷige)
Genitive ಅಂಗದ (aṅgada) ಅಂಗಗಳ (aṅgagaḷa)

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Sanskrit अङ्ग (aṅga​).

Noun

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ಅಂಗ (aṅga)

  1. limb
  2. component, a division or part of a whole
  3. a supplementary science, especially the six vēdāṅgas
  4. a verse-line
  5. the base of a word
  6. the body
  7. the whole of the subordinate characters in a play
  8. the mind
  9. an expedient, a means of success
  10. having members or divisions; contiguous, adjacent, near

Declension

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Case/Form Singular Plural
Nominative ಅಂಗವು (aṅgavu) ಅಂಗಗಳು (aṅgagaḷu)
Accusative ಅಂಗವನ್ನು (aṅgavannu) ಅಂಗಗಳನ್ನು (aṅgagaḷannu)
Instrumental ಅಂಗದಿಂದ (aṅgadinda) ಅಂಗಗಳಿಂದ (aṅgagaḷinda)
Dative ಅಂಗಕ್ಕೆ (aṅgakke) ಅಂಗಗಳಿಗೆ (aṅgagaḷige)
Genitive ಅಂಗದ (aṅgada) ಅಂಗಗಳ (aṅgagaḷa)

References

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