छळ
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘔𑘯 (chaḷa), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀙𑀮 (chala), from Sanskrit छल (chala).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ɕʰəɭ̆/
- Hyphenation: छळ
- Rhymes: -əɭ̆
Noun
छळ • (chaḷ) m (countable, uncountable)
- torment, harassment, ill-treatment
- Synonym: जाच (jāc)
- (figuratively) teasing, ribbing
Declension
| Declension of छळ (masc cons-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
छळ chaḷ | ||
| direct plural |
छळ chaḷ | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
छळ chaḷ |
छळ chaḷ | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
छळा chaḷā |
छळां- chaḷān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
छळाला chaḷālā |
छळांना chaḷānnā | |
| ergative | छळाने, छळानं chaḷāne, chaḷāna |
छळांनी chaḷānnī | |
| instrumental | छळाशी chaḷāśī |
छळांशी chaḷānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
छळात chaḷāt |
छळांत chaḷāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
छळा chaḷā |
छळांनो chaḷānno | |
| 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 छळ (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 |
छळाचा chaḷāċā |
छळाचे chaḷāċe |
छळाची chaḷācī |
छळाच्या chaḷācā |
छळाचे, छळाचं chaḷāċe, chaḷāċa |
छळाची chaḷācī |
छळाच्या chaḷācā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
छळांचा chaḷānċā |
छळांचे chaḷānċe |
छळांची chaḷāñcī |
छळांच्या chaḷāncā |
छळांचे, छळांचं chaḷānċe, chaḷānċa |
छळांची chaḷāñcī |
छळांच्या chaḷāñcā | |
| * 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
- छळणे (chaḷṇe, “to torment”)
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “छळ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “छळ”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “छळ”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan