मुंगूस
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘦𑘳𑘽𑘐𑘳𑘭 (muṃgusa), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀫𑀁𑀕𑀼𑀲 (maṃgusa), 𑀫𑀼𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀲 (muggasa), 𑀫𑀁𑀓𑀼𑀲 (maṃkusa), from Sanskrit मद्गुश (madguśa). Ultimately a Dravidian borrowing (compare Telugu ముంగిస (muṅgisa)).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /muŋ.ɡus/, [muŋ.ɡuːs]
- Hyphenation: मुं‧गूस
- Rhymes: -us
Noun
मुंगूस • (muṅgūs) n
- mongoose
- Synonym: नकुल (nakul)
- मुंगूस हा एक लहान स्थलीय मांसाहारी सस्तन प्राणी आहे.
- muṅgūs hā ek lahān sthalīy māusāhārī sastan prāṇī āhe.
- The mongoose is a small terrestrial carnivorous mammal.
Declension
| Declension of मुंगूस (neut cons-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
मुंगूस muṅgūs | ||
| direct plural |
मुंगूसे, मुंगूसं muṅgūse, muṅgūsa | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
मुंगूस muṅgūs |
मुंगूसे, मुंगूसं muṅgūse, muṅgūsa | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
मुंगूसा muṅgūsā |
मुंगूसां- muṅgūsān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
मुंगूसाला muṅgūsālā |
मुंगूसांना muṅgūsānnā | |
| ergative | मुंगूसाने, मुंगूसानं muṅgūsāne, muṅgūsāna |
मुंगूसांनी muṅgūsānnī | |
| instrumental | मुंगूसाशी muṅgūsāśī |
मुंगूसांशी muṅgūsānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
मुंगूसात muṅgūsāt |
मुंगूसांत muṅgūsāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
मुंगूसा muṅgūsā |
मुंगूसांनो muṅgūsānno | |
| 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 मुंगूस (neut 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 |
मुंगूसाचा muṅgūsāċā |
मुंगूसाचे muṅgūsāċe |
मुंगूसाची muṅgūsācī |
मुंगूसाच्या muṅgūsācā |
मुंगूसाचे, मुंगूसाचं muṅgūsāċe, muṅgūsāċa |
मुंगूसाची muṅgūsācī |
मुंगूसाच्या muṅgūsācā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
मुंगूसांचा muṅgūsānċā |
मुंगूसांचे muṅgūsānċe |
मुंगूसांची muṅgūsāñcī |
मुंगूसांच्या muṅgūsāncā |
मुंगूसांचे, मुंगूसांचं muṅgūsānċe, muṅgūsānċa |
मुंगूसांची muṅgūsāñcī |
मुंगूसांच्या muṅgūsāñcā | |
| * 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. | ||||||||
Descendants
References
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “maggūśa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Further reading
More information
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “मुंगूस”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “मुंगूस”, 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) “मुंगुस”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)