मेहुणी
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘦𑘹𑘮𑘳𑘜𑘲 (mehuṇī), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀫𑁂𑀳𑀼𑀡𑀺𑀆 (mehuṇiā), from Sanskrit मिथुनका (mithunakā).
Noun
मेहुणी • (mehuṇī) f (masculine मेहुणा)
- sister-in-law; the sister of one's wife
- Synonym: साळी (sāḷī)
Declension
| Declension of मेहुणी (fem ī-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
मेहुणी mehuṇī | ||
| direct plural |
मेहुण्या mehuṇyā | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
मेहुणी mehuṇī |
मेहुण्या mehuṇyā | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
मेहुणी mehuṇī |
मेहुण्यां- mehuṇyān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
मेहुणीला mehuṇīlā |
मेहुण्यांना mehuṇyānnā | |
| ergative | मेहुणीने, मेहुणीनं mehuṇīne, mehuṇīna |
मेहुण्यांनी mehuṇyānnī | |
| instrumental | मेहुणीशी mehuṇīśī |
मेहुण्यांशी mehuṇyānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
मेहुणीत mehuṇīt |
मेहुण्यांत mehuṇyāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
मेहुणी mehuṇī |
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 मेहुणी (fem ī-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 |
मेहुणीचा mehuṇīċā |
मेहुणीचे mehuṇīċe |
मेहुणीची mehuṇīcī |
मेहुणीच्या mehuṇīcā |
मेहुणीचे, मेहुणीचं mehuṇīċe, mehuṇīċa |
मेहुणीची mehuṇīcī |
मेहुणीच्या mehuṇīcā | |
| 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) “मेहुणी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “मेहुणी”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “maithuná”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press