गंध
Hindi
Alternative forms
- गन्ध (gandh)
Etymology
From Sanskrit गन्ध (gandha), with a change of gender. Doublet of गंद (gand).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɡənd̪ʱ/, [ɡɐ̃n̪d̪ʱ]
Noun
गंध • (gandh) f (Urdu spelling گندھ)
- smell, odour, scent
- Synonym: बू (bū)
- सामान्य रूप से फूलों से अच्छी गंध आती है।
- sāmānya rūp se phūlõ se acchī gandh ātī hai.
- Usually flowers give off a nice smell.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | गंध gandh |
गंधें gandhẽ |
| oblique | गंध gandh |
गंधों gandhõ |
| vocative | गंध gandh |
गंधो gandho |
See also
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “गंध”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Platts, John T. (1884) “गंध”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit गन्ध (gandha). First attested as Old Marathi 𑘐𑘽𑘠 (gandha).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡən.d̪ʱə/
Noun
गंध • (gandha) m
- smell, fragrance, scent
- Synonym: वास (vās)
- a sandalwood pigment (usually applied on the forehead)
- (rare) null, non-existent
Declension
| Declension of गंध (masc cons-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
गंध gandh | ||
| direct plural |
गंध gandh | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
गंध gandh |
गंध gandh | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
गंधा gandhā |
गंधां- gandhān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
गंधाला gandhālā |
गंधांना gandhānnā | |
| ergative | गंधाने, गंधानं gandhāne, gandhāna |
गंधांनी gandhānnī | |
| instrumental | गंधाशी gandhāśī |
गंधांशी gandhānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
गंधात gandhāt |
गंधांत gandhāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
गंधा gandhā |
गंधांनो gandhānno | |
| 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 गंध (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 |
|||
| singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता |
गंधाचा gandhāċā |
गंधाचे gandhāċe |
गंधाची gandhācī |
गंधाच्या gandhācā |
गंधाचे, गंधाचं gandhāċe, gandhāċa |
गंधाची gandhācī |
गंधाच्या gandhācā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
गंधांचा gandhānċā |
गंधांचे gandhānċe |
गंधांची gandhāñcī |
गंधांच्या gandhāncā |
गंधांचे, गंधांचं gandhānċe, gandhānċa |
गंधांची gandhāñcī |
गंधांच्या gandhāñcā | |
| * 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
References
- Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “गंध”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “गंध”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “गंध”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan