करंगळी
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘎𑘨𑘰𑘽𑘐𑘳𑘯𑘲 (karāṃguḷī, “little finger”), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀓𑀭𑀁𑀕𑀼𑀮𑀻 (karaṃgulī, “little finger”), from Sanskrit कर (kara, “hand”) + अङ्गुलि (aṅguli, “finger”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kə.ɾəŋ.ɡɭ̆i/, [kə.ɾəŋ.ɡɭ̆iː]
- Rhymes: -i
- Hyphenation: क‧रं‧गळी
Noun
करंगळी • (karaṅgḷī) f
- (anatomy) little finger
- दार बंद करताना चुकून त्याची करंगळी चिरडली गेली.
- dār banda kartānā cukūn tyācī karaṅgḷī ciraḍlī gelī.
- His little finger was accidentally crushed while closing the door.
Usage notes
- Historically the word, in allignment with its etymology, was used to refer solely to the little finger on the hand. In recent decades, however, the meaning of the word has broadened to also mean the little toe on the foot, depending on context.
Declension
| Declension of करंगळी (fem ī-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
करंगळी karaṅgaḷī | ||
| direct plural |
करंगळ्या karaṅgaḷyā | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
करंगळी karaṅgaḷī |
करंगळ्या karaṅgaḷyā | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
करंगळी karaṅgaḷī |
करंगळ्यां- karaṅgaḷyān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
करंगळीला karaṅgaḷīlā |
करंगळ्यांना karaṅgaḷyānnā | |
| ergative | करंगळीने, करंगळीनं karaṅgaḷīne, karaṅgaḷīna |
करंगळ्यांनी karaṅgaḷyānnī | |
| instrumental | करंगळीशी karaṅgaḷīśī |
करंगळ्यांशी karaṅgaḷyānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
करंगळीत karaṅgaḷīt |
करंगळ्यांत karaṅgaḷyāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
करंगळी karaṅgaḷī |
करंगळ्यांनो karaṅgaḷyānno | |
| 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 करंगळी (fem ī-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 |
करंगळीचा karaṅgaḷīċā |
करंगळीचे karaṅgaḷīċe |
करंगळीची karaṅgaḷīcī |
करंगळीच्या karaṅgaḷīcā |
करंगळीचे, करंगळीचं karaṅgaḷīċe, karaṅgaḷīċa |
करंगळीची karaṅgaḷīcī |
करंगळीच्या karaṅgaḷīcā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
करंगळ्यांचा karaṅgaḷyānċā |
करंगळ्यांचे karaṅgaḷyānċe |
करंगळ्यांची karaṅgaḷyāñcī |
करंगळ्यांच्या karaṅgaḷyāncā |
करंगळ्यांचे, करंगळ्यांचं karaṅgaḷyānċe, karaṅgaḷyānċa |
करंगळ्यांची karaṅgaḷyāñcī |
करंगळ्यांच्या karaṅgaḷyāñcā | |
| * 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. | ||||||||
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “करंगळी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “करंगळी”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 137
- Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “करांगुळी”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan