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Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘦𑘲𑘙 (mīṭha), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀫𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞 (miṭṭha), from Sanskrit मिष्ट (miṣṭa), a later form of मृष्ट (mṛṣṭá). Cognate with Gujarati મીઠું (mīṭhũ).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /miʈʰ/, [miːʈʰ]

Noun edit

मीठ (mīṭhn

  1. salt
    Synonyms: लवण (lavaṇ), क्षार (kṣār)

Declension edit

Declension of मीठ (neut cons-stem)
direct
singular
मीठ
mīṭh
direct
plural
मीठे, मीठं
mīṭhe, mīṭha
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
मीठ
mīṭh
मीठे, मीठं
mīṭhe, mīṭha
oblique
सामान्यरूप
मीठा
mīṭhā
मीठां-
mīṭhān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
मीठाला
mīṭhālā
मीठांना
mīṭhānnā
ergative मीठाने, मीठानं
mīṭhāne, mīṭhāna
मीठांनी
mīṭhānnī
instrumental मीठाशी
mīṭhāśī
मीठांशी
mīṭhānśī
locative
सप्तमी
मीठात
mīṭhāt
मीठांत
mīṭhāt
vocative
संबोधन
मीठा
mīṭhā
मीठांनो
mīṭhānno
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 मीठ (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
singular subject
एकवचनी कर्ता
मीठाचा
mīṭhāċā
मीठाचे
mīṭhāċe
मीठाची
mīṭhācī
मीठाच्या
mīṭhācā
मीठाचे, मीठाचं
mīṭhāċe, mīṭhāċa
मीठाची
mīṭhācī
मीठाच्या
mīṭhācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
मीठांचा
mīṭhānċā
मीठांचे
mīṭhānċe
मीठांची
mīṭhāñcī
मीठांच्या
mīṭhāncā
मीठांचे, मीठांचं
mīṭhānċe, mīṭhānċa
मीठांची
mīṭhāñcī
मीठांच्या
mīṭhāñcā
* Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

See also edit

References edit

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “मीठ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “मीठ”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950), “मीठ”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “mr̥ṣṭá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press