ತೆಂಕಣ

Kannada

Etymology

Derived from Proto-South Dravidian *ten (“south”). Cognate with Tamil தெற்கு (teṟku), Malayalam തെക്ക് (tekkŭ).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t̪eŋkɐɳɐ/

Noun

ತೆಂಕಣ • (teṅkaṇa)

south

Adjective

ತೆಂಕಣ • (teṅkaṇa)

southern

See also

(compass points)

Compass points

ವಾಯುವ್ಯ (vāyuvya)	ಉತ್ತರ (uttara) ಬಡಗಣ (baḍagaṇa)	ಉತ್ತರಪೂರ್ವ (uttarapūrva)
ಪಶ್ಚಿಮ (paścima)		ಪೂರ್ವ (pūrva)
ನೈಋತ್ಯ (naiṛtya)	ದಕ್ಷಿಣ (dakṣiṇa) ತೆಂಕಣ (teṅkaṇa)	ಆಗ್ನೇಯ (āgnēya)

References

Kittel, Ferdinand (1894) “ತೆಂಕಣ”, in Kittel's Kannada-English dictionary, Madras: University of Madras, published 1968-1971

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