वय
See also: वायु
Marathi
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit वयस् (vayas). Compare Gujarati વય (vaya), Middle Bengali বয় (boẏ), Thai วัย (wai).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋəj/
- Rhymes: -əj
Noun
वय • (vay) n
Declension
| Declension of वय (neut cons-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
वय vay | ||
| direct plural |
वये, वयं vaye, vaya | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
वय vay |
वये, वयं vaye, vaya | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
वया vayā |
वयां- vayān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
वयाला vayālā |
वयांना vayānnā | |
| ergative | वयाने, वयानं vayāne, vayāna |
वयांनी vayānnī | |
| instrumental | वयाशी vayāśī |
वयांशी vayānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
वयात vayāt |
वयांत vayāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
वया vayā |
वयांनो vayānno | |
| 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 वय (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 |
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| singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता |
वयाचा vayāċā |
वयाचे vayāċe |
वयाची vayācī |
वयाच्या vayācā |
वयाचे, वयाचं vayāċe, vayāċa |
वयाची vayācī |
वयाच्या vayācā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
वयांचा vayānċā |
वयांचे vayānċe |
वयांची vayāñcī |
वयांच्या vayāncā |
वयांचे, वयांचं vayānċe, vayānċa |
वयांची vayāñcī |
वयांच्या vayāñcā | |
| * 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. | ||||||||
Derived terms
- वयात येणे (vayāt yeṇe, “to reach puberty, come of age”)
Further reading
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “वय”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “वय”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “वय”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)