conj.

conjugated form

dat.

dative

dem.

demonstrative

der.

derogatory

e.g.

example gratia (for example)

echo.

echo word

emph.

emphatic

Eng.

English language

esp.

especially

etc.

etcetera

F.

Formal speech

Fem./fem.

Femenine

fig.

figurative

fs.

floksong

ft.

folktale

Ga.

Gadba language

Gd.

goondolu (by Amritha someshwara)

GKa.

Gowda Kannada Dialect (of Sullia area)

GM.

Giite Mallige (by Mulki Narasimga Rao)

Go.

Gondi Language

GT.

Giiteda Tirlu (by Seetharama Alva)

H.

Hindi language

h.

Harijan dialect

h1

Meera Dialect

h2

Mansa dialect

Ha.

Havyaka dialect (of South Kanara)

Hon./hon.

Honorific

id.

idem (the same meaning)

i.e.

id est (that is)

imp.

imperative

ind.

indeclinable

indp./ind.p.

indeclinable participle

inf.

infinitive

inst.

instrumental

inter.

interrogative

intj.

interjection

j.

Jain dialect

Ka.

Kannada language

KG.

Kissanwar Glossary of Kannada words (by Ullal Narasinga Rao)

Kan.

Kaanige (by N.S. Kille)

Ko.

Kota language

Kod.

Kodava language

Kol.

Kolami Language

Kon.

Konda language

KP.

Tulu Kitnaraji Parasango (by B. Parameswarayya)

Kui.

Kui language

Kur.

Kurukh language

Kuwi.

Kuwi language

Kv.

Kaaveeri (Ed. Venkataraja Puninchattaaya)

lat.

lative

lit.

literary/literaly

loc

locative

(M).

Dictionary of Rev. Manner

Ma.

Malayalam language

Mal.

Malto Language

Mar.

Marathi language

Masc./masc.

Masculine

med.

medicinal

MG.

Maadirana Gaade (by Dumappa Master)

MK.

Mityanaaraayana Kate (by Polali Sheenappa Heggade).

MKa.

Modern Kannada Language

MR.

Mandaara Raamaayana (by Mandara Keshava Bhatta)

(MS).

Tulu English Dictionary (Ed. by Prof. M. Mariappa Bhat and Dr. A Shanker Kedilaya)

N.

Northen Dialects

n.

Noun

Nb.

North brahmin Dialect

Nc.

North Common Dialect

Ncht.

North common harijan tribal dialects

Nchtj.

North common harijan tribal jain dialect

NE.

North Eastern dialects

neg.

negative

negp.

negative participle

neg pp/neg p.p.

negative past participle

Neu.neu.

Neuter

Nht.

North harijan tribal dialects

NK.

Naiki language

npr.

momen propium (proper noun)

num.

numerical

nvoc.

noun vocative

NW.

North Western dialects

NWc.

North West common dialects

NWcht.

North west common harijan tribal dialects

obl.

oblique

OKa.

Old Kannada language

ono.

onomatopoeic

ora.

oracle

ord.

ordinal numeral

p.

participle

Pa.

Parji language

pad.

paaddana, Tulu folk literature

part.

particle

Pe.

Pengo language

Per.

Persian language

Perm.

Permissive

phr.

phrase

pl.

plural

Port

Portuguese language

Poss.

Possessive

Postp.

Postposition

pp/p.p.

past participle

pr.

present tense

prep.

preposition

prn.

pronoun

prv.

proverb

pt.

past tense

PV.

Pancavati Raamaayana Vaali Sugreevera Kaalago (by Sankayya Bhagavatha; Ed. T. Keshava Bhatta)

q.v.

qyode vide (which see with for partial similarity or relationship; also see)

rem.

remote

rid.

riddle

r.o.

rare occurance

S.

Southern dialects

say.

saying

Sb.

South brahmin dialect

Sbc.

South brahmin, common dialects

SC.

South Central dialects

Sc.

South Common dialect

Scht.

South common harijan tribal dialects

Schtj.

South common harijan tribal jain dialects

SE.

South East

SEcht.

South east common harijan tribal dialects

sg.

singular

Sht.

South harijan tribal dialects

SK.

Satii Kamale (by S. U. Paniyadi)

Skt.

Sanskrit language

soc.

sociative

sub.

subjunctive

suf.

suffix

SW.

South Western Dialects

SWb.

South West Brahmin dialect

SWht.

South West harijan trial dialects

t.

tribal dialect

Ta.

Tamil language

TB.

Tuluvaala Biliyeendre (Ed. N.A. Sheenappa Heggade)

Te.

Telugu language

TK.

Tulu Kanyoopadesa (by Subrahmanya Shastri)

To.

Toda langauge

TV.

Tulu Vyaakarana (by S. U. Paniyadi)

Ur.

Urdu language

usu.

usually

va.

verb active

vc.

verb causative

viz.

vedelicet (namely)

vm.

verb modal

vn.

verb neuter

voc

vocative

vr.

verb reflexive

ಇ.

ಇತ್ಯಾದಿ

ಉ.

ಉದಾಹರಣೆ

ಉಪ.

ಉಪಯೋಗ

ಬ್ರಾ.

ಬ್ರಾಹ್ಮಣ

ಮು.

ಮುಖ್ಯವಾಗಿ

ಮೊ.

ಮೊದಲಾದುವು

ಸಾ.

ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ

/

free variation (within a dialect)

&

and

&c

and connected forms (as already mentioned above)

I Per.

First person

II Per.

Second Person

III Per.

Third Person

[ ]

( )

=

equal to; same as

< 

derived from

> 

derived as

+

plus; compounded

(?)

uncertain