ರೈತ
Kannada
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian رعیت (ra'iyat, “subject”), from Arabic رَعِيَّة (raʕiyya, “subject”). Cognate with Telugu రైతు (raitu).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɾɐi̯t̪ɐ/
Declension
| Case/Form | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ರೈತನು (raitanu) | ರೈತರು (raitaru) |
| Accusative | ರೈತನನ್ನು (raitanannu) | ರೈತರನ್ನು (raitarannu) |
| Instrumental | ರೈತನಿಂದ (raitaninda) | ರೈತರಿಂದ (raitarinda) |
| Dative | ರೈತನಿಗೆ (raitanige) | ರೈತರಿಗೆ (raitarige) |
| Genitive | ರೈತನ (raitana) | ರೈತರ (raitara) |
References
- V. Krishna (2019) “ರೈತ”, in “Alar” V. Krishna's Kannada → English dictionary
- Kittel, Ferdinand (1894) “ರಯತ”, in Kittel's Kannada-English dictionary, Madras: University of Madras, published 1968-1971, page 1410
- 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 834, column 1.
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