noun (masculine)
badava
"poor person (masc.)"
"poor person (masc.)" in spoken Kannada is badava. It's a noun (masculine) that you'll first encounter in Lesson 20: Ravi's Family Stories — Possessives and Relations of the KannadaMaadi course, where Anu and Ravi use it in context.
Grammar note fem. badavi; cf. Hindi/Marathi badvaa
Heard in a real Bengaluru conversation
Words land faster when you hear them inside a real sentence. badava is used in Lesson 20 (Ravi's Family Stories — Possessives and Relations, CEFR B1) — a short audio conversation between Anu and Ravi set in a recognisable Bengaluru situation.
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