ಮಡದಿ

Kannada

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate to Tulu ಬುಡೈದಿ (buḍaidi), Telugu మడతి (maḍati), Malayalam മടന്ത (maṭanta), and Tamil மடந்தை (maṭantai).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɐɖɐd̪i/

Noun

ಮಡದಿ • (maḍadi)

1. woman
2. wife

Declension

Case/Form	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ಮಡದಿಯು (maḍadiyu)	ಮಡದಿಗಳು (maḍadigaḷu)
Accusative	ಮಡದಿಯನ್ನು (maḍadiyannu)	ಮಡದಿಗಳನ್ನು (maḍadigaḷannu)
Instrumental	ಮಡದಿಯಿಂದ (maḍadiyinda)	ಮಡದಿಗಳಿಂದ (maḍadigaḷinda)
Dative	ಮಡದಿಗೆ (maḍadige)	ಮಡದಿಗಳಿಗೆ (maḍadigaḷige)
Genitive	ಮಡದಿಯ (maḍadiya)	ಮಡದಿಗಳ (maḍadigaḷa)

References

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