Kannada edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

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Verb edit

ಹರಿ (hari)

  1. to move, go
  2. to run
  3. to flow
  4. to wander, move about
  5. to retreat
  6. to leave, depart
  7. to fall on
  8. to spread oneself
  9. to leave or abandon
  10. to attack; assault
  11. to be decided, be resolved

Conjugation edit


Etymology 2 edit

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit हरि (hari).

Noun edit

ಹರಿ (hari)

  1. green
  2. yellow
  3. brown
  4. white
  5. water
  6. gold
  7. horse
  8. lion
  9. parrot
  10. peacock
  11. pigeon
  12. monkey
  13. frog
  14. snake, serpent
  15. sea, ocean
  16. arrow
  17. treasury
  18. bullock cart
  19. koel, cuckoo
  20. (mathematics) the number eight (8)
  21. (astrology) the zodiac Leo

Declension edit

Case/Form Singular Plural
Nominative ಹರಿಯು (hariyu) ಹರಿಗಳು (harigaḷu)
Accusative ಹರಿಯನ್ನು (hariyannu) ಹರಿಗಳನ್ನು (harigaḷannu)
Instrumental ಹರಿಯಿಂದ (hariyinda) ಹರಿಗಳಿಂದ (harigaḷinda)
Dative ಹರಿಗೆ (harige) ಹರಿಗಳಿಗೆ (harigaḷige)
Genitive ಹರಿಯ (hariya) ಹರಿಗಳ (harigaḷa)

Proper noun edit

ಹರಿ (hari)

  1. Vishnu
  2. Krishna
  3. Shiva
  4. Brahma
  5. Yama
  6. Agni
  7. Indra
  8. the Sun
  9. the Moon

References edit

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