ಬೀಗ
Kannada
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.). Cognate with Telugu బీగము (bīgamu).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /biːɡɐ/
Noun
- a lock, padlock
- ಮುಂಭಾಗದ ಗೇಟಿನ ಬೀಗವನ್ನು ದುರಸ್ತಿ ಮಾಡಬೇಕಾಗಿದೆ.
- mumbhāgada gēṭina bīgavannu durasti māḍabēkāgide.
- The lock on the front gate needs to be repaired.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ಬೀಗವು (bīgavu) | ಬೀಗಗಳು (bīgagaḷu) |
| accusative | ಬೀಗವನ್ನು (bīgavannu) | ಬೀಗಗಳನ್ನು (bīgagaḷannu) |
| instrumental | ಬೀಗದಿಂದ (bīgadinda) | ಬೀಗಗಳಿಂದ (bīgagaḷinda) |
| dative | ಬೀಗಕ್ಕೆ (bīgakke) | ಬೀಗಗಳಿಗೆ (bīgagaḷige) |
| genitive | ಬೀಗದ (bīgada) | ಬೀಗಗಳ (bīgagaḷa) |
Derived terms
- ಬೀಗದ ಕೈ (bīgada kai, “key”)
References
More information
- ^ Kittel, Ferdinand (1894), “ಬೀಗ”, in Kittel's Kannada-English dictionary, Madras: University of Madras, published 1968-1971
- ^ V. Krishna (2019), “ಬೀಗ”, in “Alar” V. Krishna's Kannada → English dictionary, Zerodha