*ನಿ-ಬುದ್ದಿ ಕಲಿ, ಬಲಕಾ, ಜಯಕ ಧೈರ್ಯಕ
ನಂಬಿಗಸ್ತ್ರ ರೆಕ್ಕ;

(b) Feminine Denominative Nouns,
ಇ-ಸುಂದರಿ, ಕುರೂಪಿ, ಕಲ್ಯಾಣಿ
ಇನಿ ಕಾಮಿನಿ ಸ್ವಾಮಿನಿ,
ಎ - ಕುಕತೆ, ಚದುರೆ, ಹುಡಿಗೆ
ಗಾರ್ತಿ-ನಾಟ್ಯಗಾರ್ತಿ, ಚಮಕಾತಿ
ಒಕ್ಕಲಗಿ;

ು ಸೇವಕಳು, ಚಾಕರಳು, ಅಂಗಡಿಕಾರರು,

71, A Collective Noun ( ಸಂಘವಾಚಕನಾಮ ) denotes a number of individuals united together as a whole; e. 8, ಸೈನ್ಯ, ಗುಂಪು, ಜಾತಿ ಕುಲ್ಕ ಪರಿಷ್ಕ

72. Words implying kinship are called Nouns of Relation-ship ( ಬಂಧುವಾಚಕ ನಾಮಗಳು ): 89, ತಾಯಿ, ತಂ * ಬೀಗತಿ, ನಾದಿನಿ, ಅಣ್ಣ, ತಮ್ಮ,

73, Participial Nouns ( ಕೃಷ್ಣಾ ಮಗಳು ) are formed by adding the Third Personal Pronouns to Relative Participles of Verbs, as:- ಕೇಳುವವನ್ನು ಬರೆದವಳು, ಹೊರಟಾತನ್ನು ಹೇಳಿದಾಕೆಯು

74. An Abstract Noun (WOLNITOR) is a word expressing the state() quality ( ɔ) or action () of a material thing; e.g.

ముప్పు

State [ಸ್ಥಿತಿ]:-ಆಗೋಗ್ಯ ಬೇನೆ, ಭಾಗ್ಯ, ಬಡತನ, ಮುಳ್ಳು;
Quality [ಗುಣ:-ಉದ್ಯೋಗ್ಯ, ಸತ್ಯ, ಪ್ರೀತಿ, ಕ್ರೂರತನ
Action [ಕ್ರಿಯೆ]:-ಆಟ, ನಡಿಗೆ ಓದೋಣ ನಂಬಿಕೆ

The affixes which are used to form the Abstract
Nouns in Kanarese are as follow:-

ಅ ಆಸರ, ಎಚ, ಬೇಸರ; ಅತೆ.ಅಳತೆ ನಡತೆ;

ಅಕ್ಕಣೆ, ಸಾಕಣೆ, ಬೆಟ್ಟಣೆ, ಅಪ-ನೆನಪು, ಹೊಳಪು, ಒಲಪ

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A Compouud Noun ( ಸಂಯುಕ್ತ ನಾನ) is formed by the combination of two or more Nouns or a Noun and some other Part of Speech; e.g. ಗುರು: ಭಕ್ತಿ, ಮನೋರಥ, ಮಹೋದಯ ಸುಡುಗಾಡು, ದಿನಂಪ್ರತಿ,

76. Nouns have Gender (0) Number (9) and Case (ವಿಭಕ್ತಿ),

77. Nouns have three Genders: viz, Masculine (ಹಂಸ), Feminine (1) and Neuter (ನಪುಂಸಕಲಿಂಗ).

Note 1. In Canarese, Gender corresponds to sex only in the case of beings endowed with reason.

Note 2. Unlike in English, the names of all lower animals are Neuter, although their sea can be

78. The Masculine Gender denotes the names of men and gods; e.g. 5, tad, bhaa, ಗ೦ಧರ್ವ

Women and goddesses are Feminine; eg. ಮುಡಿ.

ಪಾಳ ಸೊಸೆ ರಾಧೆ ಅಂಬಿಕೆ, ಊರ್ವ W beaut

The names of lower animals and inanimate objects are of neuter Gender; 200, otit, HS, 8A0.

Note. "Gods" and "Goddesses":— (1) Various kinds of Heavenly Beings, (2) the Elementals, (3) the Sun the Moon and the Planets, (4) many beasts, (5) a few birds and (6) a number of inanimate objects are spoken of as beings endowed with objects reason; therefore, when they are used in that mythical sense, they are either Masculine or Feminine; e.g.)

ವಾಯು

EXCEPTIONS to the above rule:-.

I. ಕಳತ್ರ, ದಾರ, ಪರಿಗ್ರಹ and ಕುಟುಂಬ (ll signifying wife) are neuter.

II. (a diety) and times spoken of as Neuter.

(wife) are some

III, ಬಸು, ತಿಸ್ತು or ತತ್ತು, ಕೂಸು, ಮನು or ಮೊಗು and og org (meaning a child) are Neuter, because, they have no reasoning faculty in that state.

IV, (originally a soldier, now meaning a cooly,

is Neuter when used in the singular,

V. (a person or a multitude of people) and (the public) are Neuter, when used in the singular. But when is prefixed by,,, etc. or when it is used in the plural, it is Masculine; as, ಜನ ಬಂತು; ಮಹಾಜನ ಕೂಡಿತ್ತು; ಸಜ್ಜನನು ಸತ್ತರೆ ಊರ್ಜನರು ಮರಸುವರು,

79. Words applied to both sexes - Masculine and Feminine-are of the Common Gender, as, Dದ್ಯಾರ್ಥಿ, ಸಹವಾರಿ, ವೆರಿ

80. Feminine Nouns are distinguished from the Masculine in the following two ways:

(1) By a different Word: as,

...

(2) By a different Termination: as,

ಅರ್ಜಿದಾರ

ಅನುಜ

ಆಟಗಾರ,

ದರ ಅತ್ತೆ

ಒಡೆಯ .

ಕಾಂತ

...ಕುರುಡಿ;

orð,

[Generally is changed to a or, a to ಗಾರ tಂ ಗಾರತಿ or ಗಾರ್ತಿ, ವಂತ to ವಂತೆ and so on

to

].

Note. Among the lower animals, the male and female sexes are distinguished by prefixing ಗಂಡು and ಹೆಣ್ಣು, as:

ಗಂಡುಸಿಂಹ - ಹೆಣ್ಣು ಸಿಂಹ (ಸಿಂಹಿ);- ಗಂಡುಗರು

ಗಂಡನೆ

ಗಂಡುಕುದುರೆ . ಹೆಣ್ಣು ಕುದುರೆ, "

But in a few cases, different words are used:-

Although males and females can be thus dis tnguished, all of them are of Neuter Gender.