Kannada

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate to Tamil வீடு (vīṭu) and Malayalam വീട് (vīṭŭ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ಬೀಡು (bīḍu)

  1. leave; dismission
  2. camp; habitation, abode, residence, house, place
  3. wasteland

Declension

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Case/Form Singular Plural
Nominative ಬೀಡು (bīḍu) ಬೀಡುಗಳು (bīḍugaḷu)
Accusative ಬೀಡನ್ನು (bīḍannu) ಬೀಡುಗಳನ್ನು (bīḍugaḷannu)
Instrumental ಬೀಡಿನಿಂದ (bīḍininda) ಬೀಡುಗಳಿಂದ (bīḍugaḷinda)
Dative ಬೀಡಿಗೆ (bīḍige) ಬೀಡುಗಳಿಗೆ (bīḍugaḷige)
Genitive ಬೀಡಿನ (bīḍina) ಬೀಡುಗಳ (bīḍugaḷa)

References

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  • V. Krishna (2019) “ಬೀಡು”, in “Alar” V. Krishna's Kannada → English dictionary
  • Kittel, Ferdinand (1894) “ಬೀಡು”, in Kittel's Kannada-English dictionary, Madras: University of Madras, published 1968-1971