ಅರ್ಥ

Kannada

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अर्थ (ártha).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɐɾt̪ʰɐ/

Noun

ಅರ್ಥ • (artha)

  1. desire; demand
  2. aim; purpose
  3. cause; motive; reason
  4. advantage; use; utility
  5. aid; encouragement; comfort
  6. thing; object
  7. business; affair
  8. wealth; property; money
  9. meaning; signification
  10. manner; kind; sort
  11. request; suit; petition
  12. prohibition

Declension
Case/Form Singular Plural
Nominative ಅರ್ಥವು (arthavu) ಅರ್ಥಗಳು (arthagaḷu)
Accusative ಅರ್ಥವನ್ನು (arthavannu) ಅರ್ಥಗಳನ್ನು (arthagaḷannu)
Instrumental ಅರ್ಥದಿಂದ (arthadinda) ಅರ್ಥಗಳಿಂದ (arthagaḷinda)
Dative ಅರ್ಥಕ್ಕೆ (arthakke) ಅರ್ಥಗಳಿಗೆ (arthagaḷige)
Genitive ಅರ್ಥದ (arthada) ಅರ್ಥಗಳ (arthagaḷa)

References
  • Kittel, Ferdinand (1894) “ಅರ್ಥ”, in Kittel's Kannada-English dictionary, Madras: University of Madras, published 1968-1971
  • V. Krishna (2019) “ಅರ್ಥ”, in “Alar” V. Krishna's Kannada → English dictionary
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