noun (masc.)
doḍḍavanu
"elder one / bigger one (masc.)"
"elder one / bigger one (masc.)" in spoken Kannada is doḍḍavanu. It's a noun (masc.) that you'll first encounter in Lesson 17: Is your sibling older or younger than you? of the KannadaMaadi course, where Anu and Ravi use it in context.
Grammar note doḍḍa 'big' + -avanu masc. agentive; fem. is doḍḍavaḷu
Heard in a real Bengaluru conversation
Words land faster when you hear them inside a real sentence. doḍḍavanu is used in Lesson 17 (Is your sibling older or younger than you?, CEFR B1) — a short audio conversation between Anu and Ravi set in a recognisable Bengaluru situation.
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