Kannada edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Kannada ಬೀೞ್ (bīḻ), from Proto-Dravidian *wīẓ-. Cognate with Tamil விழு (viḻu) and Malayalam വീഴുക (vīḻuka).

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

ಬೀಳು (bīḷu)

  1. to fall
  2. to bow
  3. to strike; hit against
  4. to climb down
  5. to set
  6. to slide
  7. to jump; leap
  8. to collapse
  9. to become tired; get exhausted
  10. to die
  11. (of food) to become stale
  12. to cost
  13. to attack
  14. to happen; occur
  15. to hang (oneself) down loosely
  16. to join
  17. to hit the target; reach the destination

Conjugation edit


References edit

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