दुर्गंध

Hindi

Alternative forms

दुर्गन्ध (durgandh)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit दुर्गन्ध (durgandha). By surface analysis, दुर्- (dur-) +‎ गंध (gandh).

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /d̪ʊɾ.ɡənd̪ʱ/, [d̪ʊɾ.ɡɐ̃n̪d̪ʱ]

Noun

दुर्गंध • (durgandh) f (Urdu spelling درگندھ)

stench, stink, any foul smell or odor
इस कचरे से बहुत दुर्गंध आती है।
is kacre se bahut durgandh ātī hai.
This garbage emits a very foul smell.

Declension

Declension of *दुर्गंध* (fem cons-stem)
	singular	plural
direct	दुर्गंध durgandh	दुर्गंधें durgandhẽ
oblique	दुर्गंध durgandh	दुर्गंधों durgandhõ
vocative	दुर्गंध durgandh	दुर्गंधो durgandho

Synonyms

बदबू (badbū)

Antonyms

सुगंध (sugandh)
ख़ुशबू (xuśbū)

References

Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “दुर्गंध”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
Platts, John T. (1884) “दुर्गन्ध”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Marathi

Alternative forms

दुर्गंधी (durgandhī)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit दुर्गन्ध (durgandha). By surface analysis, दुर्- (dur-) +‎ गंध (gandha). First attested as Old Marathi 𑘟𑘿𑘨𑘳𑘐𑘽𑘠𑘲 (drugandhī).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d̪uɾ.ɡən.d̪ʱə/

Noun

दुर्गंध • (durgandha) m

stench, stink, any foul smell or odor
Antonyms: सुवास (suvās), सुगंध (sugandha), परिमळ (parimaḷ)

कुजलेल्या कचऱ्याचा दुर्गंध असह्य होता.
kujlelyā kacaryācā durgandha asahya hotā.
The stench of the rotting garbage was unbearable.

Declension

Declension of दुर्गंध (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	दुर्गंध durgandha
direct plural	दुर्गंध durgandha
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	दुर्गंध durgandha	दुर्गंध durgandha
oblique सामान्यरूप	दुर्गंधा durgandhā	दुर्गंधां- durgandhān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	दुर्गंधाला durgandhālā	दुर्गंधांना durgandhānnā
ergative	दुर्गंधाने, दुर्गंधानं durgandhāne, durgandhāna	दुर्गंधांनी durgandhānnī
instrumental	दुर्गंधाशी durgandhāśī	दुर्गंधांशी durgandhānśī
locative सप्तमी	दुर्गंधात durgandhāt	दुर्गंधांत durgandhāt
vocative संबोधन	दुर्गंधा durgandhā	दुर्गंधांनो durgandhānno
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 दुर्गंध (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	oblique सामान्यरूप
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	दुर्गंधाचा durgandhāċā	दुर्गंधाचे durgandhāċe	दुर्गंधाची durgandhācī	दुर्गंधाच्या durgandhācā	दुर्गंधाचे, दुर्गंधाचं durgandhāċe, durgandhāċa	दुर्गंधाची durgandhācī	दुर्गंधाच्या durgandhācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	दुर्गंधांचा durgandhānċā	दुर्गंधांचे durgandhānċe	दुर्गंधांची durgandhāñcī	दुर्गंधांच्या durgandhāncā	दुर्गंधांचे, दुर्गंधांचं durgandhānċe, durgandhānċa	दुर्गंधांची durgandhāñcī	दुर्गंधांच्या durgandhāñcā
^* 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) “दुर्गंध”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “द्रुगंधी”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan