Konkani edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Sanskrit वेला (velā). Cognate to Marathi वेळ (veḷ).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

वेळ (veḷm (Latin script vell, Kannada script ವೆಳ್)

  1. time (duration)

Declension edit

Declension of वेळ
singular plural
ergative वेळान (veḷān) वेळान्नि (veḷānni)
nominative वेळ (veḷ) वेळा (veḷā)
vocative वेळा (veḷā) वेळान्नो (veḷānno)
accusative/dative वेळाक (veḷāk) वेळांक (veḷānk)
superessive वेळार/वेळाचेर (veḷār/veḷācer) वेळान्चेर (veḷāncer)
instrumental वेळानि (veḷāni) वेळान्नि (veḷānni)
ablative वेळात्ल्यान (veḷātlyān) वेळान्त्ल्यान (veḷāntlyān)
Genitive declension of वेळ
masculine object feminine object
singular plural singular plural
singular subject वेळाचो (veḷātso) वेळाचे (veḷāce) वेळाचि (veḷāci) वेळाचि (veḷāci)
plural subject वेळान्चो (veḷāntso) वेळान्चे (veḷānce) वेळान्चि (veḷānci) वेळान्चि (veḷānci)

Marathi edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Marathi वेळ (veḷa), व्हेळ (vheḷa), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀯𑁂𑀮𑀸 (velā), from Sanskrit वेला (velā). Compare Kannada ವೇಳೆ (vēḷe), Malayalam വേള (vēḷa), Tamil வேளை (vēḷai), Telugu వేళ (vēḷa).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ʋeɭ̆/
  • (file)

Noun edit

वेळ (veḷf (plural वेळा)

  1. time
    विमान वेळेवर निघणार.
    vimān veḷevar nighṇār.
    The airplane will leave on time.

References edit

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “वेळ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “वेळ”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “वेळ”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
  • Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “[1]”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vḗlā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press