षंढ
Marathi
Alternative forms
- षंड (ṣaṇḍa)
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit षण्ढ (ṣaṇḍha).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʂəɳ.ɖʱə/
Noun
षंढ • (ṣaṇḍha) m
- impotent (incapable of sexual intercourse)
- Synonym: नपुंसक (napuusak)
- (biology) sexless, hermaphrodite
- (biology) neuter
- (colloquial) ejaculate
- Synonym: स्खलन (skhalan)
Declension
| Declension of षंढ (masc cons-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
षंढ ṣaṇḍha | ||
| direct plural |
षंढ ṣaṇḍha | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
षंढ ṣaṇḍha |
षंढ ṣaṇḍha | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
षंढा ṣaṇḍhaā |
षंढां- ṣaṇḍhaān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
षंढाला ṣaṇḍhaālā |
षंढांना ṣaṇḍhaānnā | |
| ergative | षंढाने, षंढानं ṣaṇḍhaāne, ṣaṇḍhaāna |
षंढांनी ṣaṇḍhaānnī | |
| instrumental | षंढाशी ṣaṇḍhaāśī |
षंढांशी ṣaṇḍhaānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
षंढात ṣaṇḍhaāt |
षंढांत ṣaṇḍhaāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
षंढा ṣaṇḍhaā |
षंढांनो ṣaṇḍhaānno | |
| 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 षंढ (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 |
षंढाचा ṣaṇḍhaāċā |
षंढाचे ṣaṇḍhaāċe |
षंढाची ṣaṇḍhaācī |
षंढाच्या ṣaṇḍhaācā |
षंढाचे, षंढाचं ṣaṇḍhaāċe, ṣaṇḍhaāċa |
षंढाची ṣaṇḍhaācī |
षंढाच्या ṣaṇḍhaācā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
षंढांचा ṣaṇḍhaānċā |
षंढांचे ṣaṇḍhaānċe |
षंढांची ṣaṇḍhaāñcī |
षंढांच्या ṣaṇḍhaāncā |
षंढांचे, षंढांचं ṣaṇḍhaānċe, ṣaṇḍhaānċa |
षंढांची ṣaṇḍhaāñcī |
षंढांच्या ṣaṇḍhaāñcā | |
| * 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) “षंढ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “षंड”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press