ವರ್ಣ

Kannada

Alternative forms

ಬಣ್ಣ (baṇṇa) — tadbhava

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit वर्ण (varṇa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʋɐɾɳɐ/

Noun

ವರ್ಣ • (varṇa)

(literary) color

Derived terms

ವರ್ಣಭೇದ (varṇabhēda, “racism”)

References

Kittel, Ferdinand (1894) “ವರ್ಣ”, in Kittel's Kannada-English dictionary, Madras: University of Madras, published 1968-1971, page 1458

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