निवडुंग
Marathi
Etymology
Derived from Old Marathi 𑘡𑘲𑘪𑘚𑘲𑘽𑘐 (nivaḍiṅga, “cactus”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /niʋ.ɖuŋ.ɡə/
Noun
निवडुंग • (nivḍuṅga) n or m
- (in general) cactus
- (specifically) Opuntia ficus-indica (Indian fig opuntia), a species of cactus
Declension
| Declension of निवडुंग (masc cons-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
निवडुंग nivḍuṅga | ||
| direct plural |
निवडुंग nivḍuṅga | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
निवडुंग nivḍuṅga |
निवडुंग nivḍuṅga | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
निवडुंगा nivḍuṅgā |
निवडुंगां- nivḍuṅgān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
निवडुंगाला nivḍuṅgālā |
निवडुंगांना nivḍuṅgānnā | |
| ergative | निवडुंगाने, निवडुंगानं nivḍuṅgāne, nivḍuṅgāna |
निवडुंगांनी nivḍuṅgānnī | |
| instrumental | निवडुंगाशी nivḍuṅgāśī |
निवडुंगांशी nivḍuṅgānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
निवडुंगात nivḍuṅgāt |
निवडुंगांत nivḍuṅgāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
निवडुंगा nivḍuṅgā |
निवडुंगांनो nivḍuṅgānno | |
| 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 निवडुंग (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 |
निवडुंगाचा nivḍuṅgāċā |
निवडुंगाचे nivḍuṅgāċe |
निवडुंगाची nivḍuṅgācī |
निवडुंगाच्या nivḍuṅgācā |
निवडुंगाचे, निवडुंगाचं nivḍuṅgāċe, nivḍuṅgāċa |
निवडुंगाची nivḍuṅgācī |
निवडुंगाच्या nivḍuṅgācā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
निवडुंगांचा nivḍuṅgānċā |
निवडुंगांचे nivḍuṅgānċe |
निवडुंगांची nivḍuṅgāñcī |
निवडुंगांच्या nivḍuṅgāncā |
निवडुंगांचे, निवडुंगांचं nivḍuṅgānċe, nivḍuṅgānċa |
निवडुंगांची nivḍuṅgāñcī |
निवडुंगांच्या nivḍuṅgāñcā | |
| * 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
- बोंडनिवडुंग (boṇḍnivḍuṅga)
References
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “निवडुंग”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 472
- Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “निवडिंग”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan