ವಚನ
Kannada edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Sanskrit वचन (vacana).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ವಚನ • (vacana)
- speaking, uttering, reciting, declaring, ordering; mentioning; naming
- a speech, word, expression, utterance, sentence, message; declaration, affirmation, promise
- pronunciation
- a text, dictum, aphorism, rule, precept, passage of a book or code
- a form of composition; prose form
- (grammar) meaning of a word
- (grammar) grammatical number
Declension edit
| Case/Form | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ವಚನವು (vacanavu) | ವಚನಗಳು (vacanagaḷu) |
| Accusative | ವಚನವನ್ನು (vacanavannu) | ವಚನಗಳನ್ನು (vacanagaḷannu) |
| Instrumental | ವಚನದಿಂದ (vacanadinda) | ವಚನಗಳಿಂದ (vacanagaḷinda) |
| Dative | ವಚನಕ್ಕೆ (vacanakke) | ವಚನಗಳಿಗೆ (vacanagaḷige) |
| Genitive | ವಚನದ (vacanada) | ವಚನಗಳ (vacanagaḷa) |
Derived terms edit
References edit
- Kittel, Ferdinand (1894) “ವಚನ”, in Kittel's Kannada-English dictionary, Madras: University of Madras, published 1968-1971