काळोख

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘎𑘰𑘯𑘪𑘏𑘰 (kāḷavakhā, “darkness”), possibly from Sanskrit काल (kāla, “time”) + ओघ (ogha, “flow”).^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ka.ɭ̆okʰ/
Hyphenation: का‧ळोख
Rhymes: -okʰ

Noun

काळोख • (kāḷokh) m^[2]^[3] (uncountable)

darkness
Synonyms: अंधार (andhār), अंधकार (andhkār), तिमिर (timir), तम (tam)

वादळानंतर संपूर्ण शहरात काळोख पसरला होता.
vādḷānantar sampūrṇa śahrāt kāḷokh pasarlā hotā.
After the storm, darkness spread throughout the city.
- 2025 May 28, Vishal Gangurde, “मुंबईत पुन्हा मुसळधार; भर दुपारीच काळोख, कुठे-कुठे पाऊस बरसला? [mumbaīt punhā musaḷdhār; bhar dupārīc kāḷokh, kuṭhe-kuṭhe pāūs baraslā?, Heavy rains again in Mumbai; Darkness in the afternoon, where did it rain?]”, in Saam TV‎^[1]:

Declension

Declension of काळोख (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	काळोख kāḷokh
direct plural	काळोख kāḷokh
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	काळोख kāḷokh	काळोख kāḷokh
oblique सामान्यरूप	काळोखा kāḷokhā	काळोखां- kāḷokhān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	काळोखाला kāḷokhālā	काळोखांना kāḷokhānnā
ergative	काळोखाने, काळोखानं kāḷokhāne, kāḷokhāna	काळोखांनी kāḷokhānnī
instrumental	काळोखाशी kāḷokhāśī	काळोखांशी kāḷokhānśī
locative सप्तमी	काळोखात kāḷokhāt	काळोखांत kāḷokhāt
vocative संबोधन	काळोखा kāḷokhā	काळोखांनो kāḷokhānno
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 काळोख (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	oblique सामान्यरूप
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	काळोखाचा kāḷokhāċā	काळोखाचे kāḷokhāċe	काळोखाची kāḷokhācī	काळोखाच्या kāḷokhācā	काळोखाचे, काळोखाचं kāḷokhāċe, kāḷokhāċa	काळोखाची kāḷokhācī	काळोखाच्या kāḷokhācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	काळोखांचा kāḷokhānċā	काळोखांचे kāḷokhānċe	काळोखांची kāḷokhāñcī	काळोखांच्या kāḷokhāncā	काळोखांचे, काळोखांचं kāḷokhānċe, kāḷokhānċa	काळोखांची kāḷokhāñcī	काळोखांच्या kāḷokhāñcā
^* 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.

Related terms

काळोखे (kāḷokhe, “dark”)

References

More information

^ Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “काळवखा”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan
^ Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “काळोख”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
^ Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “काळोख”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 165

[1] Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “काळवखा”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan

[2] Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “काळोख”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies

[3] Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “काळोख”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 165

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