ಅಂಗ

Kannada

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɐŋɡɐ/

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Telugu అంగు (aṅgu), హంగు (haṅgu).

Noun

ಅಂಗ • (aṅga)

1. way, manner, mode

Declension

Case/Form	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ಅಂಗವು (aṅgavu)	ಅಂಗಗಳು (aṅgagaḷu)
Accusative	ಅಂಗವನ್ನು (aṅgavannu)	ಅಂಗಗಳನ್ನು (aṅgagaḷannu)
Instrumental	ಅಂಗದಿಂದ (aṅgadinda)	ಅಂಗಗಳಿಂದ (aṅgagaḷinda)
Dative	ಅಂಗಕ್ಕೆ (aṅgakke)	ಅಂಗಗಳಿಗೆ (aṅgagaḷige)
Genitive	ಅಂಗದ (aṅgada)	ಅಂಗಗಳ (aṅgagaḷa)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Sanskrit अङ्ग (aṅga​).

Noun

ಅಂಗ • (aṅga)

1. limb
2. component, a division or part of a whole
3. a supplementary science, especially the six vēdāṅgas
4. a verse-line
5. the base of a word
6. the body
7. the whole of the subordinate characters in a play
8. the mind
9. an expedient, a means of success
10. having members or divisions; contiguous, adjacent, near

Declension

Case/Form	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ಅಂಗವು (aṅgavu)	ಅಂಗಗಳು (aṅgagaḷu)
Accusative	ಅಂಗವನ್ನು (aṅgavannu)	ಅಂಗಗಳನ್ನು (aṅgagaḷannu)
Instrumental	ಅಂಗದಿಂದ (aṅgadinda)	ಅಂಗಗಳಿಂದ (aṅgagaḷinda)
Dative	ಅಂಗಕ್ಕೆ (aṅgakke)	ಅಂಗಗಳಿಗೆ (aṅgagaḷige)
Genitive	ಅಂಗದ (aṅgada)	ಅಂಗಗಳ (aṅgagaḷa)

References

• Kittel, Ferdinand (1894) “ಅಂಗ”, in Kittel's Kannada-English dictionary, Madras: University of Madras, published 1968-1971