Kannada edit

Etymology edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate to Tulu ಬುಡೈದಿ (buḍaidi), Telugu మడతి (maḍati), Malayalam മടന്ത (maṭanta), and Tamil மடந்தை (maṭantai).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

ಮಡದಿ (maḍadi)

  1. woman
  2. wife

Declension edit

Case/Form Singular Plural
Nominative ಮಡದಿಯು (maḍadiyu) ಮಡದಿಗಳು (maḍadigaḷu)
Accusative ಮಡದಿಯನ್ನು (maḍadiyannu) ಮಡದಿಗಳನ್ನು (maḍadigaḷannu)
Instrumental ಮಡದಿಯಿಂದ (maḍadiyinda) ಮಡದಿಗಳಿಂದ (maḍadigaḷinda)
Dative ಮಡದಿಗೆ (maḍadige) ಮಡದಿಗಳಿಗೆ (maḍadigaḷige)
Genitive ಮಡದಿಯ (maḍadiya) ಮಡದಿಗಳ (maḍadigaḷa)

References edit

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