कवी

See also: कवि

Hindi

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कवी • (kavī) f (Urdu spelling کوی)


पुल्लिंग (pulliṅga): कवी m (kavī)
स्त्रीलिंग (strīliṅga): कवयित्री f (kavyitrī)

Borrowed from Sanskrit कवि (kavi, “poet”), through Old Marathi 𑘎𑘪𑘲 (kavī, “poet”).

कवी • (kavī) m

Declension of कवी (masc ī-stem)
direct singular	कवी kavī
direct plural	कवी kavī
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	कवी kavī	कवी kavī
oblique सामान्यरूप	कवी kavī	कवीं- kavīn-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	कवीला kavīlā	कवींना kavīnnā
ergative	कवीने, कवीनं kavīne, kavīna	कवींनी kavīnnī
instrumental	कवीशी kavīśī	कवींशी kavīnśī
locative सप्तमी	कवीत kavīt	कवींत kavīt
vocative संबोधन	कवी kavī	कवींनो kavīnno
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 कवी (masc 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	oblique सामान्यरूप
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	कवीचा kavīċā	कवीचे kavīċe	कवीची kavīcī	कवीच्या kavīcā	कवीचे, कवीचं kavīċe, kavīċa	कवीची kavīcī	कवीच्या kavīcā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	कवींचा kavīnċā	कवींचे kavīnċe	कवींची kavīñcī	कवींच्या kavīncā	कवींचे, कवींचं kavīnċe, kavīnċa	कवींची kavīñcī	कवींच्या kavīñcā
^* 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.

कवी • (kavī) m

Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “कवी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “कवी”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “कवी”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “कवि”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan

Alternative scripts

कवी

Devanagari script form of kavī, nominative/vocative/accusative plural of कवि (kavi, “poet”)

कवी

Devanagari script form of kavī, nominative/vocative/accusative plural of कवि (kavi, “monkey”)