noun (neuter)
ooru
"town / native place"
"town / native place" in spoken Kannada is ooru. It's a noun (neuter) 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 same as Tamil oor/Telugu ooru; locative ooralli, plural oorugalu
Heard in a real Bengaluru conversation
Words land faster when you hear them inside a real sentence. ooru 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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