छावा
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘔𑘰𑘪𑘰 (chāvā, “baby animal”), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀙𑀸𑀯 (chāva, “baby animal”), from Sanskrit शावक (śāvaka, “the young of any animal”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ɕʰa.ʋa/
- Rhymes: -a
- Hyphenation: छा‧वा
Noun
छावा • (chāvā) m
- the young of any animal; most commonly used to refer to a lion cub
- (dated sense, figuratively) applied to a handsome individual
Declension
| Declension of छावा (masc ā-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
छावा chāvā | ||
| direct plural |
छावे chāve | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
छावा chāvā |
छावे chāve | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
छाव्या chāvyā |
छाव्यां- chāvyān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
छाव्याला chāvyālā |
छाव्यांना chāvyānnā | |
| ergative | छाव्याने, छाव्यानं chāvyāne, chāvyāna |
छाव्यांनी chāvyānnī | |
| instrumental | छाव्याशी chāvyāśī |
छाव्यांशी chāvyānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
छाव्यात chāvyāt |
छाव्यांत chāvyāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
छाव्या chāvyā |
छाव्यांनो chāvyānno | |
| 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 छावा (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 |
छाव्याचा chāvyāċā |
छाव्याचे chāvyāċe |
छाव्याची chāvyācī |
छाव्याच्या chāvyācā |
छाव्याचे, छाव्याचं chāvyāċe, chāvyāċa |
छाव्याची chāvyācī |
छाव्याच्या chāvyācā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
छाव्यांचा chāvyānċā |
छाव्यांचे chāvyānċe |
छाव्यांची chāvyāñcī |
छाव्यांच्या chāvyāncā |
छाव्यांचे, छाव्यांचं chāvyānċe, chāvyānċa |
छाव्यांची chāvyāñcī |
छाव्यांच्या chāvyāñcā | |
| * 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) “छावा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “छावा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “छाव”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].