गळा
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi गळा (gaḷā), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀕𑀮 (gala) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit गल (gala). Cognate to Konkani गळो (gaḷô), Hindi गला (galā), Odia ଗଳା (gåḷā)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡə.ɭ̆a/
Noun
गळा • (gaḷā) m
- (anatomy) neck
- Synonym: कंठ (kaṇṭha)
- गळ्यातील रक्तवाहिनी खूप महत्त्वाची असते.
- gaḷyātīl raktavāhinī khūp mahattvācī aste.
- The blood vessel in the neck is very important.
- throat
- Synonym: घसा (ghasā)
Declension
| Declension of गळा (masc ā-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
गळा gaḷā | ||
| direct plural |
गळे gaḷe | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
गळा gaḷā |
गळे gaḷe | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
गळ्या gaḷyā |
गळ्यां- gaḷyān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
गळ्याला gaḷyālā |
गळ्यांना gaḷyānnā | |
| ergative | गळ्याने, गळ्यानं gaḷyāne, gaḷyāna |
गळ्यांनी gaḷyānnī | |
| instrumental | गळ्याशी gaḷyāśī |
गळ्यांशी gaḷyānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
गळ्यात gaḷyāt |
गळ्यांत gaḷyāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
गळ्या gaḷyā |
गळ्यांनो gaḷyānno | |
| 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 गळा (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 |
गळ्याचा gaḷyāċā |
गळ्याचे gaḷyāċe |
गळ्याची gaḷyācī |
गळ्याच्या gaḷyācā |
गळ्याचे, गळ्याचं gaḷyāċe, gaḷyāċa |
गळ्याची gaḷyācī |
गळ्याच्या gaḷyācā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
गळ्यांचा gaḷyānċā |
गळ्यांचे gaḷyānċe |
गळ्यांची gaḷyāñcī |
गळ्यांच्या gaḷyāncā |
गळ्यांचे, गळ्यांचं gaḷyānċe, gaḷyānċa |
गळ्यांची gaḷyāñcī |
गळ्यांच्या gaḷyāñcā | |
| * 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
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “गळा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “गळा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “गळा”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gala”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press