ತಾಯಿ

See also: ತೋಯ

Kannada

Etymology

Cognate with Tamil தாய் (tāy). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪aːji/

Noun

ತಾಯಿ • (tāyi)

1. a mother

   Synonyms: ಅಮ್ಮ (amma), ಮಾತೆ (māte)

   Antonyms: ತಂದೆ (tande), ಅಪ್ಪ (appa)

Declension

Case/Form	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ತಾಯಿಯು (tāyiyu)	ತಾಯಿಗಳು (tāyigaḷu)
Accusative	ತಾಯಿಯನ್ನು (tāyiyannu)	ತಾಯಿಗಳನ್ನು (tāyigaḷannu)
Instrumental	ತಾಯಿಯಿಂದ (tāyiyinda)	ತಾಯಿಗಳಿಂದ (tāyigaḷinda)
Dative	ತಾಯಿಗೆ (tāyige)	ತಾಯಿಗಳಿಗೆ (tāyigaḷige)
Genitive	ತಾಯಿಯ (tāyiya)	ತಾಯಿಗಳ (tāyigaḷa)

References

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