वाहक
Hindi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit वाहक (vāhaka).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʋɑː.ɦək/, [ʋäː.ɦɐk]
Noun
वाहक • (vāhak) m (Urdu spelling واہک)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | वाहक vāhak |
वाहक vāhak |
| oblique | वाहक vāhak |
वाहकों vāhakõ |
| vocative | वाहक vāhak |
वाहको vāhako |
Adjective
वाहक • (vāhak) (indeclinable)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “वाहक”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit वाहक (vāhaka). Related with वहन (vahan, “conduction”), वाहन (vāhan, “vehicle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋa.ɦək/, [ʋʱaək]
Noun
वाहक • (vāhak) m (feminine वाहिका)
- (sciences, physics) conductor
- conductor (of a public transport vehicle)
- bearer, carrier
- porter
- Synonyms: ओझेवाला (ojhevālā), कुली (kulī)
Declension
| Declension of वाहक (masc cons-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
वाहक vāhak | ||
| direct plural |
वाहक vāhak | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
वाहक vāhak |
वाहक vāhak | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
वाहका vāhakā |
वाहकां- vāhakān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
वाहकाला vāhakālā |
वाहकांना vāhakānnā | |
| ergative | वाहकाने, वाहकानं vāhakāne, vāhakāna |
वाहकांनी vāhakānnī | |
| instrumental | वाहकाशी vāhakāśī |
वाहकांशी vāhakānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
वाहकात vāhakāt |
वाहकांत vāhakāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
वाहका vāhakā |
वाहकांनो vāhakānno | |
| 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 वाहक (masc 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 |
वाहकाचा vāhakāċā |
वाहकाचे vāhakāċe |
वाहकाची vāhakācī |
वाहकाच्या vāhakācā |
वाहकाचे, वाहकाचं vāhakāċe, vāhakāċa |
वाहकाची vāhakācī |
वाहकाच्या vāhakācā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
वाहकांचा vāhakānċā |
वाहकांचे vāhakānċe |
वाहकांची vāhakāñcī |
वाहकांच्या vāhakāncā |
वाहकांचे, वाहकांचं vāhakānċe, vāhakānċa |
वाहकांची vāhakāñcī |
वाहकांच्या vāhakāñcā | |
| * 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) “वाहक”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies