गजरा
Marathi
Etymology
Derived from Prakrit 𑀕𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀭 (gajjara), ultimately from Sanskrit गार्जर (gārjara). Compare Hindi गजरा (gajrā) and Urdu گجرا.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡəd͡ʑ.ɾa/
- Rhymes: -a
- Hyphenation: गज‧रा
Noun
गजरा • (gajrā) m
- a garland of flowers, primarily mogra, worn in the hair
- Synonym: वेणी (veṇī)
- (dated sense) a particular bracelet of pearls
Declension
| Declension of गजरा (masc ā-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
गजरा gajrā | ||
| direct plural |
गजरे gajre | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
गजरा gajrā |
गजरे gajre | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
गजर्या gajryā |
गजर्यां- gajryān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
गजर्याला gajryālā |
गजर्यांना gajryānnā | |
| ergative | गजर्याने, गजर्यानं gajryāne, gajryāna |
गजर्यांनी gajryānnī | |
| instrumental | गजर्याशी gajryāśī |
गजर्यांशी gajryānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
गजर्यात gajryāt |
गजर्यांत gajryāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
गजर्या gajryā |
गजर्यांनो gajryānno | |
| 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 गजरा (masc ā-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 |
गजर्याचा gajryāċā |
गजर्याचे gajryāċe |
गजर्याची gajryācī |
गजर्याच्या gajryācā |
गजर्याचे, गजर्याचं gajryāċe, gajryāċa |
गजर्याची gajryācī |
गजर्याच्या gajryācā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
गजर्यांचा gajryānċā |
गजर्यांचे gajryānċe |
गजर्यांची gajryāñcī |
गजर्यांच्या gajryāncā |
गजर्यांचे, गजर्यांचं gajryānċe, gajryānċa |
गजर्यांची gajryāñcī |
गजर्यांच्या gajryāñcā | |
| * 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. | ||||||||
References
More information
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “गजरा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “गजरा”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “गजरा”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)
- Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “गज्जर”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].