ಹೆಣ

Kannada

Etymology

Cognate with Malayalam പിണം (piṇaṁ), Tamil பிணம் (piṇam). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. .

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /heɳɐ/

Noun

ಹೆಣ • (heṇa)

  1. carcass, corpse
    Synonyms: ಶವ (śava), ಪ್ರೇತ (prēta)

Declension

Declension of ಹೆಣವು (heṇavu)
singular plural
nominative ಹೆಣವು (heṇavu) ಹೆಣಗಳು (heṇagaḷu)
accusative ಹೆಣವನ್ನು (heṇavannu) ಹೆಣಗಳನ್ನು (heṇagaḷannu)
instrumental ಹೆಣದಿಂದ (heṇadinda) ಹೆಣಗಳಿಂದ (heṇagaḷinda)
dative ಹೆಣಕ್ಕೆ (heṇakke) ಹೆಣಗಳಿಗೆ (heṇagaḷige)
genitive ಹೆಣದ (heṇada) ಹೆಣಗಳ (heṇagaḷa)

Pronunciation

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