नायिका
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit नायिका (nāyikā), feminine form of नायक (nāyaka).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /nɑː.jɪ.kɑː/, [näː.jɪ.käː]
Noun
नायिका • (nāyikā) f
- heroine, main actress
- Synonym: हीरोइन (hīroin)
- इस फ़िल्म की नायिका नाटक करने में इतनी अच्छी नहीं है।
- is film kī nāyikā nāṭak karne mẽ itnī acchī nahī̃ hai.
- The heroine in this film is not that good at acting.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | नायिका nāyikā |
नायिकाएँ nāyikāẽ |
| oblique | नायिका nāyikā |
नायिकाओं nāyikāõ |
| vocative | नायिका nāyikā |
नायिकाओ nāyikāo |
Derived terms
- उपनायिका (upnāyikā)
See also
- नायक (nāyak)
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit नायिका (nāyikā). First attested as Old Marathi 𑘡𑘰𑘧𑘎𑘰 (nāyakā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /na.ji.ka/
- Rhymes: -a
- Hyphenation: ना‧यि‧का
Noun
नायिका • (nāyikā) f (masculine नायक)
Declension
| Declension of नायिका (fem ā-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
नायिका nāyikā | ||
| direct plural |
नायिका nāyikā | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
नायिका nāyikā |
नायिका nāyikā | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
नायिके nāyike |
नायिकां- nāyikān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
नायिकेला nāyikelā |
नायिकांना nāyikānnā | |
| ergative | नायिकेने, नायिकेनं nāyikene, nāyikena |
नायिकांनी nāyikānnī | |
| instrumental | नायिकेशी nāyikeśī |
नायिकांशी nāyikānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
नायिकेत nāyiket |
नायिकांत nāyikāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
नायिके nāyike |
नायिकांनो nāyikānno | |
| 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 नायिका (fem 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 |
|||
| singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता |
नायिकेचा nāyikeċā |
नायिकेचे nāyikeċe |
नायिकेची nāyikecī |
नायिकेच्या nāyikecā |
नायिकेचे, नायिकेचं nāyikeċe, nāyikeċa |
नायिकेची nāyikecī |
नायिकेच्या nāyikecā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
नायिकांचा nāyikānċā |
नायिकांचे nāyikānċe |
नायिकांची nāyikāñcī |
नायिकांच्या nāyikāncā |
नायिकांचे, नायिकांचं nāyikānċe, nāyikānċa |
नायिकांची nāyikāñcī |
नायिकांच्या nāyikāñcā | |
| * 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) “नायिका”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “नायका”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan