बालक
Hindi
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /bɑː.lək/, [bäː.lɐk]
Noun
बालक • (bālak) m (Urdu spelling بالک)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | बालक bālak |
बालक bālak |
| oblique | बालक bālak |
बालकों bālakõ |
| vocative | बालक bālak |
बालको bālako |
Synonyms
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
Noun
बालक m
- Devanagari script form of bālaka
Declension
Declension table of "बालक" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | बालको (bālako) | बालका (bālakā) |
| Accusative (second) | बालकं (bālakaṃ) | बालके (bālake) |
| Instrumental (third) | बालकेन (bālakena) | बालकेहि (bālakehi) or बालकेभि (bālakebhi) |
| Dative (fourth) | बालकस्स (bālakassa) or बालकाय (bālakāya) or बालकत्थं (bālakatthaṃ) | बालकानं (bālakānaṃ) |
| Ablative (fifth) | बालकस्मा (bālakasmā) or बालकम्हा (bālakamhā) or बालका (bālakā) | बालकेहि (bālakehi) or बालकेभि (bālakebhi) |
| Genitive (sixth) | बालकस्स (bālakassa) | बालकानं (bālakānaṃ) |
| Locative (seventh) | बालकस्मिं (bālakasmiṃ) or बालकम्हि (bālakamhi) or बालके (bālake) | बालकेसु (bālakesu) |
| Vocative (calling) | बालक (bālaka) | बालका (bālakā) |
Sanskrit
Alternative forms
Alternative scripts
- বালক (Assamese script)
- ᬩᬵᬮᬓ (Balinese script)
- বালক (Bengali script)
- 𑰤𑰯𑰩𑰎 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀩𑀸𑀮𑀓 (Brahmi script)
- ဗာလက (Burmese script)
- બાલક (Gujarati script)
- ਬਾਲਕ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌬𑌾𑌲𑌕 (Grantha script)
- ꦧꦴꦭꦏ (Javanese script)
- 𑂥𑂰𑂪𑂍 (Kaithi script)
- ಬಾಲಕ (Kannada script)
- ពាលក (Khmer script)
- ພາລກ (Lao script)
- ബാലക (Malayalam script)
- ᠪᠠ᠊ᠠᠯᠠᡬᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘤𑘰𑘩𑘎 (Modi script)
- ᠪᠠᢗᠯᠠᢉᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧄𑧑𑧉𑦮 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐧𑐵𑐮𑐎 (Newa script)
- ବାଲକ (Odia script)
- ꢨꢵꢭꢒ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆧𑆳𑆬𑆑 (Sharada script)
- 𑖤𑖯𑖩𑖎 (Siddham script)
- බාලක (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩲𑩛𑩽𑩜 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚠𑚭𑚥𑚊 (Takri script)
- ப³ாலக (Tamil script)
- బాలక (Telugu script)
- พาลก (Thai script)
- བཱ་ལ་ཀ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒥𑒰𑒪𑒏 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨠𑨊𑨬𑨋 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
From बाल (bāla) + -क (-ka, diminutive suffix).
Noun
बालक • (bālaka) stem, m
- child, boy, youth
- (law) minor
- the young of an animal
- a young elephant aged five years old
- fool, simpleton
- a kind of fish
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | बालकः (bālakaḥ) | बालकौ (bālakau) बालका¹ (bālakā¹) |
बालकाः (bālakāḥ) बालकासः¹ (bālakāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | बालकम् (bālakam) | बालकौ (bālakau) बालका¹ (bālakā¹) |
बालकान् (bālakān) |
| instrumental | बालकेन (bālakena) | बालकाभ्याम् (bālakābhyām) | बालकैः (bālakaiḥ) बालकेभिः¹ (bālakebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | बालकाय (bālakāya) | बालकाभ्याम् (bālakābhyām) | बालकेभ्यः (bālakebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | बालकात् (bālakāt) | बालकाभ्याम् (bālakābhyām) | बालकेभ्यः (bālakebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | बालकस्य (bālakasya) | बालकयोः (bālakayoḥ) | बालकानाम् (bālakānām) |
| locative | बालके (bālake) | बालकयोः (bālakayoḥ) | बालकेषु (bālakeṣu) |
| vocative | बालक (bālaka) | बालकौ (bālakau) बालका¹ (bālakā¹) |
बालकाः (bālakāḥ) बालकासः¹ (bālakāsaḥ¹) |
- ¹Vedic
Descendants
- Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀩𑀸𑀮𑀅 (bālaa)
- Paisaci Prakrit: 𑀧𑀸𑀴𑀓 (pāḷaka)
- Pali: bālaka
- → Bengali: বালক (balok)
- → Gujarati: બાળક (bāḷka)
- → Hindi: बालक (bālak)
- → Marathi: बालक (bālak)
- → Punjabi:
- Gurmukhi script: ਬਾਲਕ (bālak)
- Shahmukhi script: بالَک (bālak)
- → Tamil: பாலகன் (pālakaṉ)
- ⇒ Telugu: బాలకుండు (bālakuṇḍu), బాలకుడు (bālakuḍu)
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “बालक”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 0729.