ನೂಲು

Kannada

Etymology

From Old Kannada ನೂಲ್ (nūl), from Proto-Dravidian *nūl. Cognate with Malayalam നൂൽ (nūl), Tamil நூல் (nūl), Telugu నూలు (nūlu).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /n̪uːlu/

Noun

ನೂಲು • (nūlu)

a thread, yarn
Synonyms: ದಾರ (dāra), ಸೂತ್ರ (sūtra)
1. (Hinduism) the sacred thread worn over the left shoulder and under the right arm by Brahmin men and boys
  Synonyms: ಜನಿವಾರ (janivāra), ಯಜ್ಞೋಪವೀತ (yajñōpavīta)

Declension

Case/Form	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ನೂಲು (nūlu)	ನೂಲುಗಳು (nūlugaḷu)
Accusative	ನೂಲನ್ನು (nūlannu)	ನೂಲುಗಳನ್ನು (nūlugaḷannu)
Instrumental	ನೂಲಿನಿಂದ (nūlininda)	ನೂಲುಗಳಿಂದ (nūlugaḷinda)
Dative	ನೂಲಿಗೆ (nūlige)	ನೂಲುಗಳಿಗೆ (nūlugaḷige)
Genitive	ನೂಲಿನ (nūlina)	ನೂಲುಗಳ (nūlugaḷa)

Derived terms

ನೂಲು ಹುಣ್ಣಿಮೆ (nūlu huṇṇime, “the holy day on which a new sacred thread is put on”)

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