केस
Konkani
Alternative forms
- केंस (keusa)
Etymology
From Sanskrit केश (keśa). Compare Marathi केस (kes).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɛs/, [kɛs̪]
Noun
केस • (kes) (Latin script kes, Kannada script ಕೆಸ್)
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘎𑘹𑘭 (kesa), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀓𑁂𑀲 (kesa), from Sanskrit केश (keśa). Doublet of केश (keś). Cognate with Konkani केस (kes).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kes/
- Rhymes: -es
- Hyphenation: केस
Noun
केस • (kes) m
- hair
- Synonym: केश (keś)
- गेल्या आठवड्यात त्याने केस कापले.
- gelyā āṭhvaḍyāt tyāne kes kāple.
- He got his hair cut last week.
Declension
| Declension of केस (masc cons-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
केस kes | ||
| direct plural |
केस kes | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
केस kes |
केस kes | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
केसा kesā |
केसां- kesān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
केसाला kesālā |
केसांना kesānnā | |
| ergative | केसाने, केसानं kesāne, kesāna |
केसांनी kesānnī | |
| instrumental | केसाशी kesāśī |
केसांशी kesānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
केसात kesāt |
केसांत kesāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
केसा kesā |
केसांनो kesānno | |
| 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 केस (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 |
केसाचा kesāċā |
केसाचे kesāċe |
केसाची kesācī |
केसाच्या kesācā |
केसाचे, केसाचं kesāċe, kesāċa |
केसाची kesācī |
केसाच्या kesācā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
केसांचा kesānċā |
केसांचे kesānċe |
केसांची kesāñcī |
केसांच्या kesāncā |
केसांचे, केसांचं kesānċe, kesānċa |
केसांची kesāñcī |
केसांच्या kesāñcā | |
| * 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
- केसाळ (kesāḷ, “hairy”)
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “केस”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “केस”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
Noun
केस m
- Devanagari script form of kesa (“hair”)
Declension
Declension table of "केस" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | केसो (keso) | केसा (kesā) |
| Accusative (second) | केसं (kesaṃ) | केसे (kese) |
| Instrumental (third) | केसेन (kesena) | केसेहि (kesehi) or केसेभि (kesebhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | केसस्स (kesassa) or केसाय (kesāya) or केसत्थं (kesatthaṃ) | केसानं (kesānaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | केसस्मा (kesasmā) or केसम्हा (kesamhā) or केसा (kesā) | केसेहि (kesehi) or केसेभि (kesebhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | केसस्स (kesassa) | केसानं (kesānaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | केसस्मिं (kesasmiṃ) or केसम्हि (kesamhi) or केसे (kese) | केसेसु (kesesu) |
| Vocative (calling) | केस (kesa) | केसा (kesā) |