noun (neuter)
neeru
"water"
"water" in spoken Kannada is neeru. It's a noun (neuter) that you'll first encounter in Lesson 3: How do you like Bengaluru? of the KannadaMaadi course, where Anu and Ravi use it in context.
Grammar note Dravidian root; cognate with Tamil neer and Telugu neeru.
Heard in a real Bengaluru conversation
Words land faster when you hear them inside a real sentence. neeru is used in Lesson 3 (How do you like Bengaluru?, CEFR A1) — a short audio conversation between Anu and Ravi set in a recognisable Bengaluru situation.
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