ವರ್ಣ
Kannada edit
Alternative forms edit
- ಬಣ್ಣ (baṇṇa) — tadbhava
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वर्ण (varṇa).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ವರ್ಣ • (varṇa)
Derived terms edit
- ವರ್ಣಭೇದ (varṇabhēda, “racism”)
References edit
- Kittel, Ferdinand (1894) “ವರ್ಣ”, in Kittel's Kannada-English dictionary, Madras: University of Madras, published 1968-1971, page 1458