मच्छर
Hindi
Alternative forms
- माछर (māchar) — regional
Etymology
Derived from Sauraseni Prakrit मच्छर (macchara, “*mosquito”) without cluster simplification—compare the variant माछर (māchar). Of uncertain further etymology, as Later Sanskrit मत्सर (matsara, “mosquito”) is only attested lexicographically. Possibly same as Prakrit मच्छर (macchara, “exhilarating”), from Vedic Sanskrit मत्सर (matsara). Or related to Prakrit मच्छी (macchī, “fly”) and Sanskrit मक्षा (mákṣā, “fly”), whence Hindi मक्खी (makkhī, “fly”). Compare Gujarati મચ્છર (macchar).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /mət̪.t͡ʃʰəɾ/, [mɐt̚.t͡ʃʰɐɾ]
Noun
मच्छर • (macchar) m (Urdu spelling مچھر)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | मच्छर macchar |
मच्छर macchar |
| oblique | मच्छर macchar |
मच्छरों maccharõ |
| vocative | मच्छर macchar |
मच्छरो maccharo |
Derived terms
- मच्छरदानी (macchardānī)
See also
- मक्खी (makkhī)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “मच्छर”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “matsara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi मच्छर (macchar).
Noun
मच्छर • (macchar) m
Declension
| Declension of मच्छर (masc cons-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
मच्छर macchar | ||
| direct plural |
मच्छर macchar | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
मच्छर macchar |
मच्छर macchar | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
मच्छरा maccharā |
मच्छरां- maccharān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
मच्छराला maccharālā |
मच्छरांना maccharānnā | |
| ergative | मच्छराने, मच्छरानं maccharāne, maccharāna |
मच्छरांनी maccharānnī | |
| instrumental | मच्छराशी maccharāśī |
मच्छरांशी maccharānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
मच्छरात maccharāt |
मच्छरांत maccharāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
मच्छरा maccharā |
मच्छरांनो maccharānno | |
| 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 मच्छर (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 |
|||
| singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता |
मच्छराचा maccharāċā |
मच्छराचे maccharāċe |
मच्छराची maccharācī |
मच्छराच्या maccharācā |
मच्छराचे, मच्छराचं maccharāċe, maccharāċa |
मच्छराची maccharācī |
मच्छराच्या maccharācā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
मच्छरांचा maccharānċā |
मच्छरांचे maccharānċe |
मच्छरांची maccharāñcī |
मच्छरांच्या maccharāncā |
मच्छरांचे, मच्छरांचं maccharānċe, maccharānċa |
मच्छरांची maccharāñcī |
मच्छरांच्या maccharāñcā | |
| * 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) “मच्छर”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “मच्छर”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “मच्छर”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)