ತಲೆ

Kannada

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Dravidian *talay. Cognate with Malayalam തല (tala), Telugu తల (tala), Tamil தலை (talai).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /t̪ɐle/

Noun

ತಲೆ • (tale)

  1. head of the body
    Synonym: ಮಂಡೆ (maṇḍe)
    ನಿನ್ನ ತಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಬುದ್ಧಿಯು ಇದೆಯೋ ಇಲ್ಲವೋ ಎಂದು ನನಗೆ ತಿಳಿಯದು.
    ninna taleyalli buddhiyu ideyō illavō endu nanage tiḷiyadu.
    I do not know whether there is any common sense in your head.

Declension
Case/Form Singular Plural
Nominative ತಲೆಯು (taleyu) ತಲೆಗಳು (talegaḷu)
Accusative ತಲೆಯನ್ನು (taleyannu) ತಲೆಗಳನ್ನು (talegaḷannu)
Instrumental ತಲೆಯಿಂದ (taleyinda) ತಲೆಗಳಿಂದ (talegaḷinda)
Dative ತಲೆಗೆ (talege) ತಲೆಗಳಿಗೆ (talegaḷige)
Genitive ತಲೆಯ (taleya) ತಲೆಗಳ (talegaḷa)

Derived terms
  • ತಲೆನೋವು (talenōvu, “headache”)
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.