ಜಾಸ್ತಿ

Kannada

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian زیادتی (ziyādatī), from Arabic زِيَادَةِ (ziyādati). Compare Marathi जास्त (jāsta), Tamil ஜாஸ்தி (jāsti).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒaːst̪i/

Adjective

ಜಾಸ್ತಿ • (jāsti)

1. more than, exceeding

Adverb

ಜಾಸ್ತಿ • (jāsti)

1. more, excessively

References

• Kittel, Ferdinand (1894) “ಜಾಸ್ತಿ”, in Kittel's Kannada-English dictionary, Madras: University of Madras, published 1968-1971, page 687