रुग्णालय
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Marathi रुग्णालय (rugṇālay); equivalent to रुग्ण (rugṇa) + आलय (ālay). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ɾʊɡ.ɳɑː.ləj/, [ɾʊɡ.ɳäː.lɐj]
Noun
रुग्णालय • (rugṇālay) m
- hospital
- Synonyms: चिकित्सालय (cikitsālay), अस्पताल (aspatāl)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | रुग्णालय rugṇālay |
रुग्णालय rugṇālay |
| oblique | रुग्णालय rugṇālay |
रुग्णालयों rugṇālayõ |
| vocative | रुग्णालय rugṇālay |
रुग्णालयो rugṇālayo |
Marathi
Etymology
Sanskritic formation from रुग्ण (rugṇa, “patient”) + आलय (ālay). Compare Gujarati રુગ્ણાલય (rugṇālya).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɾuɡ.ɳa.ləj/
Noun
रुग्णालय • (rugṇālay) n
Usage notes
- A large hospital is usually called an इस्पितळ (ispitaḷ), रुग्णालय (rugṇālay) or हॉस्पिटल (hŏspiṭal). A दवाखाना (davākhānā) is used to refer to any doctor's office or small hospital.[1]
Declension
| Declension of रुग्णालय (neut cons-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
रुग्णालय rugṇālay | ||
| direct plural |
रुग्णालये, रुग्णालयं rugṇālaye, rugṇālya | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
रुग्णालय rugṇālay |
रुग्णालये, रुग्णालयं rugṇālaye, rugṇālya | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
रुग्णालया rugṇālayā |
रुग्णालयां- rugṇālayān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
रुग्णालयाला rugṇālayālā |
रुग्णालयांना rugṇālayānnā | |
| ergative | रुग्णालयाने, रुग्णालयानं rugṇālayāne, rugṇālayāna |
रुग्णालयांनी rugṇālayānnī | |
| instrumental | रुग्णालयाशी rugṇālayāśī |
रुग्णालयांशी rugṇālayānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
रुग्णालयात rugṇālayāt |
रुग्णालयांत rugṇālayāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
रुग्णालया rugṇālayā |
रुग्णालयांनो rugṇālayānno | |
| 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 रुग्णालय (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 |
|||
| singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता |
रुग्णालयाचा rugṇālayāċā |
रुग्णालयाचे rugṇālayāċe |
रुग्णालयाची rugṇālayācī |
रुग्णालयाच्या rugṇālayācā |
रुग्णालयाचे, रुग्णालयाचं rugṇālayāċe, rugṇālayāċa |
रुग्णालयाची rugṇālayācī |
रुग्णालयाच्या rugṇālayācā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
रुग्णालयांचा rugṇālayānċā |
रुग्णालयांचे rugṇālayānċe |
रुग्णालयांची rugṇālayāñcī |
रुग्णालयांच्या rugṇālayāncā |
रुग्णालयांचे, रुग्णालयांचं rugṇālayānċe, rugṇālayānċa |
रुग्णालयांची rugṇālayāñcī |
रुग्णालयांच्या rugṇālayāñcā | |
| * 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, Nimbkar, Jai (1982) Marathi Structural Patterns, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, page 246
Further reading
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “रुग्ण-न्न”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)