मेहुणा
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘦𑘹𑘮𑘳𑘜𑘰 (mehuṇā), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀫𑁂𑀳𑀼𑀡𑀺𑀅 (mehuṇia), from Sanskrit मिथुनक (mithunaka).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /me.ɦu.ɳa/, [mʱeu.ɳa]
- Hyphenation: मे‧हु‧णा
- Rhymes: -a
Noun
मेहुणा • (mehuṇā) m (feminine मेहुणी)
- brother-in-law; the brother of one's wife or the husband of one's sister
- Synonym: साळा (sāḷā)
- माझा मेहुणा काही दिवसांसाठी राहायला येत आहे.
- mājhā mehuṇā kāhī divsāusāṭhī rāhāylā yet āhe.
- My brother-in-law is coming to stay for a few days.
Declension
| Declension of मेहुणा (masc ā-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
मेहुणा mehuṇā | ||
| direct plural |
मेहुणे mehuṇe | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
मेहुणा mehuṇā |
मेहुणे mehuṇe | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
मेहुण्या mehuṇyā |
मेहुण्यां- mehuṇyān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
मेहुण्याला mehuṇyālā |
मेहुण्यांना mehuṇyānnā | |
| ergative | मेहुण्याने, मेहुण्यानं mehuṇyāne, mehuṇyāna |
मेहुण्यांनी mehuṇyānnī | |
| instrumental | मेहुण्याशी mehuṇyāśī |
मेहुण्यांशी mehuṇyānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
मेहुण्यात mehuṇyāt |
मेहुण्यांत mehuṇyāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
मेहुण्या mehuṇyā |
मेहुण्यांनो mehuṇyānno | |
| 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 मेहुणा (masc 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 |
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| singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता |
मेहुण्याचा mehuṇyāċā |
मेहुण्याचे mehuṇyāċe |
मेहुण्याची mehuṇyācī |
मेहुण्याच्या mehuṇyācā |
मेहुण्याचे, मेहुण्याचं mehuṇyāċe, mehuṇyāċa |
मेहुण्याची mehuṇyācī |
मेहुण्याच्या mehuṇyācā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
मेहुण्यांचा mehuṇyānċā |
मेहुण्यांचे mehuṇyānċe |
मेहुण्यांची mehuṇyāñcī |
मेहुण्यांच्या mehuṇyāncā |
मेहुण्यांचे, मेहुण्यांचं mehuṇyānċe, mehuṇyānċa |
मेहुण्यांची mehuṇyāñcī |
मेहुण्यांच्या mehuṇyāñcā | |
| * 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) “मेहुणा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “मेहुणा”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan