ಎಬಡ

Kannada

Alternative forms

  • ಎಬಡಿ (ebaḍi)feminine

Etymology

Cognate with Malayalam ഏഭ്യൻ (ēbhyaṉ), Tamil ஏப்பியன் (ēppiyaṉ), Tulu ಎಬುಳಂತೆ (ebuḷante) and Telugu ఎబ్బె (ebbe).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ebɐɖɐ/

Noun

ಎಬಡ • (ebaḍa)

  1. a man who has difficulty in speaking
  2. a foolish, silly man

Declension

Declension of ಎಬಡಯು (ebaḍayu)
singular plural
nominative ಎಬಡಯು (ebaḍayu) ಎಬಡಗಳು (ebaḍagaḷu)
accusative ಎಬಡಯನ್ನು (ebaḍayannu) ಎಬಡಗಳನ್ನು (ebaḍagaḷannu)
instrumental ಎಬಡಯಿಂದ (ebaḍayinda) ಎಬಡಗಳಿಂದ (ebaḍagaḷinda)
dative ಎಬಡಗೆ (ebaḍage) ಎಬಡಗಳಿಗೆ (ebaḍagaḷige)
genitive ಎಬಡಯ (ebaḍaya) ಎಬಡಗಳ (ebaḍagaḷa)

References

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