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)

1. south

Adjective

ತೆಂಕಣ • (teṅkaṇa)

1. 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