लंका
See also: लोक
Hindi
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ləŋ.kɑː/, [lɐ̃ŋ.käː]
Proper noun
लंका • (laṅkā) f
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| direct | लंका laṅkā |
| oblique | लंका laṅkā |
| vocative | लंका laṅkā |
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘩𑘽𑘎𑘰 (laṅkā), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀮𑀁𑀓𑀸 (laṅkā), from Sanskrit लङ्का (laṅkā).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ləŋ.ka/
- Rhymes: -a
- Hyphenation: लं‧का
Proper noun
लंका • (laṅkā) f
- (Hinduism) Lanka, the island fortress of the rakshasa king Ravana in the Ramayana
- (informal) Sri Lanka (an island and country in South Asia, off the coast of India)
- Synonym: श्रीलंका (śrīlaṅkā)
Declension
| Declension of लंका (fem ā-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
लंका laṅkā | ||
| direct plural |
लंका laṅkā | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
लंका laṅkā |
लंका laṅkā | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
लंके laṅke |
लंकां- laṅkān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
लंकेला laṅkelā |
लंकांना laṅkānnā | |
| ergative | लंकेने, लंकेनं laṅkene, laṅkena |
लंकांनी laṅkānnī | |
| instrumental | लंकेशी laṅkeśī |
लंकांशी laṅkānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
लंकेत laṅket |
लंकांत laṅkāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
लंके laṅke |
लंकांनो laṅkānno | |
| 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 लंका (fem 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 |
|||
| singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता |
लंकेचा laṅkeċā |
लंकेचे laṅkeċe |
लंकेची laṅkecī |
लंकेच्या laṅkecā |
लंकेचे, लंकेचं laṅkeċe, laṅkeċa |
लंकेची laṅkecī |
लंकेच्या laṅkecā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
लंकांचा laṅkānċā |
लंकांचे laṅkānċe |
लंकांची laṅkāñcī |
लंकांच्या laṅkāncā |
लंकांचे, लंकांचं laṅkānċe, laṅkānċa |
लंकांची laṅkāñcī |
लंकांच्या laṅkāñcā | |
| * 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
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “लंका”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “लंका”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
- Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “लंका”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].