मध
Marathi
एक मधाची बरणी
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit मधु (mádhu) with the deletion of the final vowel,[1] from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mádʰu, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰu (“honey, wine”). Compare Old Marathi 𑘦𑘟𑘳 (madu), Maharastri Prakrit 𑀫𑀳𑀼 (mahu), Gujarati મધ (madh).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /məd̪ʱ/
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Declension
| Declension of मध (masc cons-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
मध madh | ||
| direct plural |
मध madh | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
मध madh |
मध madh | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
मधा madhā |
मधां- madhān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
मधाला madhālā |
मधांना madhānnā | |
| ergative | मधाने, मधानं madhāne, madhāna |
मधांनी madhānnī | |
| instrumental | मधाशी madhāśī |
मधांशी madhānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
मधात madhāt |
मधांत madhāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
मधा madhā |
मधांनो madhānno | |
| Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition. | |||
| Genitive declension of मध (masc cons-stem) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म |
feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म |
neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म |
oblique सामान्यरूप | |||||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
singular* एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन |
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| singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता |
मधाचा madhāċā |
मधाचे madhāċe |
मधाची madhācī |
मधाच्या madhācā |
मधाचे, मधाचं madhāċe, madhāċa |
मधाची madhācī |
मधाच्या madhācā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
मधांचा madhānċā |
मधांचे madhānċe |
मधांची madhāñcī |
मधांच्या madhāncā |
मधांचे, मधांचं madhānċe, madhānċa |
मधांची madhāñcī |
मधांच्या madhāñcā | |
| * Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition. | ||||||||
Derived terms
- मधमाशी (madhmāśī, “honey bee”)
- मधाळ (madhāḷ, “very sweet”)
References
- Berntsen, Maxine, “मध”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “मध”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.
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