कंटाळा
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘎𑘰𑘽𑘙𑘰𑘯𑘰 (kāṇṭāḷā), from Prakrit 𑀓𑀁𑀝𑀇𑀅 (kaṇṭaia) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀮- (-la-), from Sanskrit कण्टकम् (kaṇṭakam).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kəɳ.ʈa.ɭ̆a/
- Rhymes: -a
- Hyphenation: कं‧टा‧ळा
Noun
कंटाळा • (kaṇṭāḷā) f
- boredom, weariness
- दवाखान्यात वाट पाहत असताना मुलांना प्रचंड कंटाळा आला.
- davākhānyāt vāṭ pāhat astānā mulānnā pracaṇḍa kaṇṭāḷā ālā.
- The children were overcome by boredom while waiting in the doctor's office.
- (largely obsolete) disgust, loathing
Declension
| Declension of कंटाळा (masc ā-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
कंटाळा kaṇṭāḷā | ||
| direct plural |
कंटाळे kaṇṭāḷe | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
कंटाळा kaṇṭāḷā |
कंटाळे kaṇṭāḷe | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
कंटाळ्या kaṇṭāḷyā |
कंटाळ्यां- kaṇṭāḷyān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
कंटाळ्याला kaṇṭāḷyālā |
कंटाळ्यांना kaṇṭāḷyānnā | |
| ergative | कंटाळ्याने, कंटाळ्यानं kaṇṭāḷyāne, kaṇṭāḷyāna |
कंटाळ्यांनी kaṇṭāḷyānnī | |
| instrumental | कंटाळ्याशी kaṇṭāḷyāśī |
कंटाळ्यांशी kaṇṭāḷyānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
कंटाळ्यात kaṇṭāḷyāt |
कंटाळ्यांत kaṇṭāḷyāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
कंटाळ्या kaṇṭāḷyā |
कंटाळ्यांनो kaṇṭāḷyānno | |
| 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 कंटाळा (masc ā-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 |
कंटाळ्याचा kaṇṭāḷyāċā |
कंटाळ्याचे kaṇṭāḷyāċe |
कंटाळ्याची kaṇṭāḷyācī |
कंटाळ्याच्या kaṇṭāḷyācā |
कंटाळ्याचे, कंटाळ्याचं kaṇṭāḷyāċe, kaṇṭāḷyāċa |
कंटाळ्याची kaṇṭāḷyācī |
कंटाळ्याच्या kaṇṭāḷyācā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
कंटाळ्यांचा kaṇṭāḷyānċā |
कंटाळ्यांचे kaṇṭāḷyānċe |
कंटाळ्यांची kaṇṭāḷyāñcī |
कंटाळ्यांच्या kaṇṭāḷyāncā |
कंटाळ्यांचे, कंटाळ्यांचं kaṇṭāḷyānċe, kaṇṭāḷyānċa |
कंटाळ्यांची kaṇṭāḷyāñcī |
कंटाळ्यांच्या kaṇṭāḷyāñcā | |
| * 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
- कंटाळणे (kaṇṭāḷṇe)
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “कंटाळा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “कंटाळा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “कांठाळा”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan