सगा
Hindi
Etymology
Inherited from Apabhramsa सग्ग (sagga), सक्क (sakka, “one's own”), perhaps related to Sanskrit स्वक (svaka, “one's own, kinsman”), स्वकीय (svakīya, “kinsman”) or अस्वग (ásvaga, “homeless”). In either case, from स्व (sva, “self”).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /sə.ɡɑː/, [sɐ.ɡäː]
Adjective
सगा • (sagā)
- related biologically
- मैं तुम्हारा सगा भाई नहीं हूँ।
- ma͠i tumhārā sagā bhāī nahī̃ hū̃.
- I am not your biological brother.
Declension
| masculine | feminine | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | singular | plural | |
| direct | सगा sagā |
सगे sage |
सगी sagī |
सगी sagī |
| oblique | सगे sage |
सगे sage |
सगी sagī |
सगी sagī |
| vocative | सगे sage |
सगे sage |
सगी sagī |
सगी sagī |
Derived terms
- सगे-संबंधी (sage-sambandhī, “kin, relatives”)
- सगाई (sagāī, “relationship of blood, engagement”)
- सगाई करना (sagāī karnā, “to betroth”)
References
- Bahri, Hardev (1989) “सगा”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
- Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “सगा”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
- Platts, John T. (1884) “सगा”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “सगा”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press