गाल
Hindi edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀮𑁆𑀮 (galla), from Sanskrit गल्ल (galla), variant of Sanskrit गण्ड (gaṇḍa), ultimate origins unclear, possibly from Proto-Dravidian [Term?]. Cognate with Assamese গাল (gal), Bengali গাল (gal), Gujarati ગાલ (gāl), Konkani गाल (gāl), Marathi गाल (gāl).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
गाल • (gāl) f (Urdu spelling گال)
- cheek
- मोटे गाल ― moṭe gāl ― plump cheeks
Declension edit
References edit
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “galla”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Konkani edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀕𑀮𑁆𑀮 (galla), from Sanskrit गल्ल (galla), variant of Sanskrit गण्ड (gaṇḍa), ultimate origins unclear, possibly from Proto-Dravidian [Term?]. Cognate with Assamese গাল (gal), Bengali গাল (gal), Gujarati ગાલ (gāl), Hindi गाल (gāl), Marathi गाल (gāl).
Noun edit
Marathi edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀕𑀮𑁆𑀮 (galla), from Sanskrit गल्ल (galla), variant of Sanskrit गण्ड (gaṇḍa), ultimate origins unclear, possibly from Proto-Dravidian [Term?]. Cognate with Assamese গাল (gal), Bengali গাল (gal), Gujarati ગાલ (gāl), Hindi गाल (gāl), Konkani गाल (gāl).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
गाल • (gāl) m
Declension edit
| Declension of गाल (masc cons-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
गाल gāl | ||
| direct plural |
गाल gāl | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
गाल gāl |
गाल gāl | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
गाला gālā |
गालां- gālān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
गालाला gālālā |
गालांना gālānnā | |
| ergative | गालाने, गालानं gālāne, gālāna |
गालांनी gālānnī | |
| instrumental | गालाशी gālāśī |
गालांशी gālānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
गालात gālāt |
गालांत gālāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
गाला gālā |
गालांनो gālānno | |
| 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 गाल (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 |
गालाचा gālāċā |
गालाचे gālāċe |
गालाची gālācī |
गालाच्या gālācā |
गालाचे, गालाचं gālāċe, gālāċa |
गालाची gālācī |
गालाच्या gālācā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
गालांचा gālānċā |
गालांचे gālānċe |
गालांची gālāñcī |
गालांच्या gālāncā |
गालांचे, गालांचं gālānċe, gālānċa |
गालांची gālāñcī |
गालांच्या gālāñcā | |
| * 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 edit
References edit
- Berntsen, Maxine, “गाल”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “गाल”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “galla”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press