पोट
Marathi edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Marathi पोट (poṭa), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀧𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝 (poṭṭa), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀧𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*poṭṭa), from Dravidian. Compare Hindi पेट (peṭ), Kannada ಹೊಟ್ಟೆ (hoṭṭe), Telugu పొట్ట (poṭṭa).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
पोट • (poṭ) n
Usage notes edit
The second meaning of पोट, "womb, uterus", is figurative.
Declension edit
| Declension of पोट (neut cons-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
पोट poṭ | ||
| direct plural |
पोटे, पोटं poṭe, poṭa | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
पोट poṭ |
पोटे, पोटं poṭe, poṭa | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
पोटा poṭā |
पोटां- poṭān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
पोटाला poṭālā |
पोटांना poṭānnā | |
| ergative | पोटाने, पोटानं poṭāne, poṭāna |
पोटांनी poṭānnī | |
| instrumental | पोटाशी poṭāśī |
पोटांशी poṭānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
पोटात poṭāt |
पोटांत poṭāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
पोटा poṭā |
पोटांनो poṭānno | |
| 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 पोट (neut 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 |
पोटाचा poṭāċā |
पोटाचे poṭāċe |
पोटाची poṭācī |
पोटाच्या poṭācā |
पोटाचे, पोटाचं poṭāċe, poṭāċa |
पोटाची poṭācī |
पोटाच्या poṭācā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
पोटांचा poṭānċā |
पोटांचे poṭānċe |
पोटांची poṭāñcī |
पोटांच्या poṭāncā |
पोटांचे, पोटांचं poṭānċe, poṭānċa |
पोटांची poṭāñcī |
पोटांच्या poṭāñcā | |
| * 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 edit
- Berntsen Date, Molesworth, Tulpule/Feldhaus Vaze (2022) “पोट”, in Digital Dictionaries of South India [Combined Marathi Dictionaries]
- Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “[1]”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pēṭṭa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press