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 • (rugṇālaym

  1. hospital
    Synonyms: चिकित्सालय (cikitsālay), अस्पताल (aspatāl)

Declension

Declension of रुग्णालय (masc cons-stem)
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 • (rugṇālayn

  1. hospital
    Synonyms: इस्पितळ (ispitaḷ), दवाखाना (davākhānā), हॉस्पिटल (hŏspiṭal)

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 (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

  1. ^ 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)