ಹಿಡಿ

Kannada

Etymology

Cognate to Tamil பிடி (piṭi), Malayalam പിടിക്കുക (piṭikkuka), and Telugu పిడి (piḍi).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /hiɖi/

Verb

ಹಿಡಿ • (hiḍi)

  1. to grasp; clutch; seize; hold
  2. to take; acquire or accept; receive
  3. to take possession of legally
  4. to depend on; rely on
  5. to apprehend
  6. to conduct oneself adhering to
  7. to protect, guard against (as danger)
  8. (of a snake) to bite
  9. (of an evil spirit) to possess a person
  10. to blow
  11. to be commenced, begun
  12. to find out; learn
  13. to commence; to start; begin
  14. to restrict
  15. to need; acquire
  16. to approve
  17. to accustom to; habituate to

Conjugation

Noun

ಹಿಡಿ • (hiḍi)

  1. handle
  2. fist
  3. a pack of playing cards
  4. broom

Declension

Case/Form Singular Plural
Nominative ಹಿಡಿಯು (hiḍiyu) ಹಿಡಿಗಳು (hiḍigaḷu)
Accusative ಹಿಡಿಯನ್ನು (hiḍiyannu) ಹಿಡಿಗಳನ್ನು (hiḍigaḷannu)
Instrumental ಹಿಡಿಯಿಂದ (hiḍiyinda) ಹಿಡಿಗಳಿಂದ (hiḍigaḷinda)
Dative ಹಿಡಿಗೆ (hiḍige) ಹಿಡಿಗಳಿಗೆ (hiḍigaḷige)
Genitive ಹಿಡಿಯ (hiḍiya) ಹಿಡಿಗಳ (hiḍigaḷa)

References

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