कामगार
Hindi
Etymology
काम (kām, “work”) + -गार (-gār, “denotes agency”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /kɑːm.ɡɑːɾ/, [kä̃ːm.ɡäːɾ]
Noun
कामगार • (kāmgār) m
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | कामगार kāmgār |
कामगार kāmgār |
| oblique | कामगार kāmgār |
कामगारों kāmgārõ |
| vocative | कामगार kāmgār |
कामगारो kāmgāro |
Adjective
कामगार • (kāmgār) (indeclinable)
- working, labouring
- इस देश में कामगार वर्ग की बदतर हालत है।
- is deś mẽ kāmgār varg kī badtar hālat hai.
- The working class is in a bad condition in this country.
Marathi
Etymology
काम (kām, “work”) + -कार (-kār, “doer”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kam.ɡaɾ/
Noun
कामगार • (kāmgār) m or f
Declension
| Declension of कामगार (masc cons-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
कामगार kāmgār | ||
| direct plural |
कामगार kāmgār | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
कामगार kāmgār |
कामगार kāmgār | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
कामगारा kāmgārā |
कामगारां- kāmgārān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
कामगाराला kāmgārālā |
कामगारांना kāmgārānnā | |
| ergative | कामगाराने, कामगारानं kāmgārāne, kāmgārāna |
कामगारांनी kāmgārānnī | |
| instrumental | कामगाराशी kāmgārāśī |
कामगारांशी kāmgārānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
कामगारात kāmgārāt |
कामगारांत kāmgārāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
कामगारा kāmgārā |
कामगारांनो kāmgārānno | |
| 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 कामगार (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 |
कामगाराचा kāmgārāċā |
कामगाराचे kāmgārāċe |
कामगाराची kāmgārācī |
कामगाराच्या kāmgārācā |
कामगाराचे, कामगाराचं kāmgārāċe, kāmgārāċa |
कामगाराची kāmgārācī |
कामगाराच्या kāmgārācā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
कामगारांचा kāmgārānċā |
कामगारांचे kāmgārānċe |
कामगारांची kāmgārāñcī |
कामगारांच्या kāmgārāncā |
कामगारांचे, कामगारांचं kāmgārānċe, kāmgārānċa |
कामगारांची kāmgārāñcī |
कामगारांच्या kāmgārāñcā | |
| * 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
- कामगार पक्ष (kāmgār pakṣa, “workers' party”)
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “कामगार”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “कामगार”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “कामगार”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press