ಮೇಷ್ಟ್ರು

Kannada

Alternative forms

ಮೇಷ್ಟರು (mēṣṭaru)

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese mestre (see also ಮೇಸ್ತ್ರಿ (mēstri, “foreman”)); also a semantic loan of and possibly phonetically influenced by English master (see also ಮೇಷ್ಟರು (mēṣṭaru)).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /meːʂʈɾu/

Noun

ಮೇಷ್ಟ್ರು • (mēṣṭru)

a master; a school teacher.
- 1969, H. R. Indirā, Lakṣmī kaṭākṣa:
  “ಭಯ ಬೀಳಬೇಡಮ್ಮಾ, ನಮ್ಮ ಮೇಷ್ಟ್ರು ನಾನು ಹೇಳಿದ ಮಂಕು ತಿಮ್ಮನ ಕಗ್ಗಾ ತುಂಬ ಹೊಗಳಿದರು.
  “bhaya bīḷabēḍammā, namma mēṣṭru nānu hēḷida maṅku timmana kaggā tumba hogaḷidaru.
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Derived terms

ಹೆಡ್ಮೇಷ್ಟ್ರು (heḍmēṣṭru, “headmaster”)

References

V. Krishna (2019) “ಮೇಷ್ಟ್ರು”, in “Alar” V. Krishna's Kannada → English dictionary

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