Kannada

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian فضیحتی (fazīhatī), suffixed from Arabic فَضِيحَة (faḍīḥa). Compare Marathi फजिती (phajitī), Gujarati ફજેતી (phajetī), Hindustani فَضِیحَتی (fazīhatī) / फ़ज़ीहती (fazīhtī), Tulu ಪಚೀತಿ (pacīti).

Noun

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ಫಜೀತಿ (phajītin

  1. embarrassment, abashment
  2. suffering, difficulty, fix (of minor order)

Declension

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Case/Form Singular Plural
Nominative ಫಜೀತಿಯು (phajītiyu) ಫಜೀತಿಗಳು (phajītigaḷu)
Accusative ಫಜೀತಿಯನ್ನು (phajītiyannu) ಫಜೀತಿಗಳನ್ನು (phajītigaḷannu)
Instrumental ಫಜೀತಿಯಿಂದ (phajītiyinda) ಫಜೀತಿಗಳಿಂದ (phajītigaḷinda)
Dative ಫಜೀತಿಗೆ (phajītige) ಫಜೀತಿಗಳಿಗೆ (phajītigaḷige)
Genitive ಫಜೀತಿಯ (phajītiya) ಫಜೀತಿಗಳ (phajītigaḷa)

References

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  • V. Krishna (2019) “ಫಜೀತಿ”, in “Alar” V. Krishna's Kannada → English dictionary
  • Kittel, Ferdinand (1894) “ಫಜೀತು”, in Kittel's Kannada-English dictionary, Madras: University of Madras, published 1968-1971, page 1120
  • Učida, Norihiko, Rajapurohit, B. B. (2013) Kannada-English Etymological Dictionary, 3-11-1, Asahi-chō, Fuchū-shi, 183-8534, Tokyo: Research Institute for Languages and Cultures of Asia and Africa (ILCAA), Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, →ISBN, page 680, column 1.

Tulu

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Etymology

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ಫಜೀತಿ (phajīti) (Malayalam spelling ഫജീതി)

  1. Alternative form of ಪಚೀತಿ (pacīti)