गंधक

Hindi

Alternative forms

• गन्धक (gandhak)

Etymology

From Sanskrit गन्धक (gandhaka, “sulfur”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɡən.d̪ʱək/, [ɡɐ̃n̪.d̪ʱɐk]

Noun

गंधक • (gandhak) m or f (Urdu spelling گندھک)

1. sulfur, brimstone

Declension

Declension of गंधक (masc cons-stem // fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	गंधक gandhak	गंधक, गंधकें gandhak, gandhakẽ
oblique	गंधक gandhak	गंधकों gandhakõ
vocative	गंधक gandhak	गंधको gandhako

Marathi

Etymology

From Sanskrit गन्धक (gandhaka, “sulfur”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡən.d̪ʱək/

Noun

गंधक • (gandhak) m

1. sulfur

Declension

Declension of गंधक (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	गंधक gandhak
direct plural	गंधक gandhak
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	गंधक gandhak		गंधक gandhak
oblique सामान्यरूप	गंधका gandhakā		गंधकां- gandhakān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	गंधकाला gandhakālā		गंधकांना gandhakānnā
ergative	गंधकाने, गंधकानं gandhakāne, gandhakāna		गंधकांनी gandhakānnī
instrumental	गंधकाशी gandhakāśī		गंधकांशी gandhakānśī
locative सप्तमी	गंधकात gandhakāt		गंधकांत gandhakāt
vocative संबोधन	गंधका gandhakā		गंधकांनो gandhakānno
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 गंधक (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
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	गंधकाचा gandhakāċā	गंधकाचे gandhakāċe	गंधकाची gandhakācī	गंधकाच्या gandhakācā	गंधकाचे, गंधकाचं gandhakāċe, gandhakāċa	गंधकाची gandhakācī	गंधकाच्या gandhakācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	गंधकांचा gandhakānċā	गंधकांचे gandhakānċe	गंधकांची gandhakāñcī	गंधकांच्या gandhakāncā	गंधकांचे, गंधकांचं gandhakānċe, gandhakānċa	गंधकांची gandhakāñcī	गंधकांच्या gandhakāñcā
* 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, “गंधक”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “गंधक”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “गंधक”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press

Sanskrit

Pronunciation

Alternative scripts

• গংধক (Assamese script)
• ᬕᬂᬥᬓ (Balinese script)
• গংধক (Bengali script)
• 𑰐𑰽𑰠𑰎 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀕𑀁𑀥𑀓 (Brahmi script)
• ဂံဓက (Burmese script)
• ગંધક (Gujarati script)
• ਗਂਧਕ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌗𑌂𑌧𑌕 (Grantha script)
• ꦒꦁꦣꦏ (Javanese script)
• 𑂏𑂁𑂡𑂍 (Kaithi script)
• ಗಂಧಕ (Kannada script)
• គំធក (Khmer script)
• ຄໍຘກ (Lao script)
• ഗംധക (Malayalam script)
• ᢀ᠋ᡤᠠᢡᠠᡬᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘐𑘽𑘠𑘎 (Modi script)
• ᢀ᠋ᠺᠠᢑᠾᠠᢉᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦰𑧞𑧀𑦮 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐐𑑄𑐢𑐎 (Newa script)
• ଗଂଧକ (Odia script)
• ꢔꢀꢤꢒ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆓𑆁𑆣𑆑 (Sharada script)
• 𑖐𑖽𑖠𑖎 (Siddham script)
• ගංධක (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩞𑪖𑩮𑩜 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚌𑚫𑚜𑚊 (Takri script)
• கஂ³த⁴க (Tamil script)
• గంధక (Telugu script)
• คํธก (Thai script)
• གཾ་དྷ་ཀ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒑𑓀𑒡𑒏 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨍𑨸𑨜𑨋 (Zanabazar Square script)

Noun

गंधक • (gaṃdhaka) stem, m

1. Alternative form of गन्धक (gandhaka)