Kannada edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Sanskrit पत्नी (patnī); see there for more.

Noun edit

ಪತ್ನಿ (patni)

  1. (formal, literary) a wife
    Synonyms: ಹೆಣ್ಡತಿ (heṇḍati), ಅರ್ಧಾಂಗಿನಿ (ardhāṅgini)