षंढ

Marathi

Alternative forms

• षंड (ṣaṇḍa)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit षण्ढ (ṣaṇḍha).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʂəɳ.ɖʱə/

Noun

षंढ • (ṣaṇḍha) m

1. impotent (incapable of sexual intercourse)

   Synonym: नपुंसक (napunsak)

2. (biology) sexless, hermaphrodite
3. (biology) neuter
4. (colloquial) ejaculate

   Synonym: स्खलन (skhalan)

Declension

Declension of षंढ (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	षंढ ṣaṇḍha
direct plural	षंढ ṣaṇḍha
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	षंढ ṣaṇḍha		षंढ ṣaṇḍha
oblique सामान्यरूप	षंढा ṣaṇḍhaā		षंढां- ṣaṇḍhaān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	षंढाला ṣaṇḍhaālā		षंढांना ṣaṇḍhaānnā
ergative	षंढाने, षंढानं ṣaṇḍhaāne, ṣaṇḍhaāna		षंढांनी ṣaṇḍhaānnī
instrumental	षंढाशी ṣaṇḍhaāśī		षंढांशी ṣaṇḍhaānśī
locative सप्तमी	षंढात ṣaṇḍhaāt		षंढांत ṣaṇḍhaāt
vocative संबोधन	षंढा ṣaṇḍhaā		षंढांनो ṣaṇḍhaānno
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 षंढ (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	षंढाचा ṣaṇḍhaāċā	षंढाचे ṣaṇḍhaāċe	षंढाची ṣaṇḍhaācī	षंढाच्या ṣaṇḍhaācā	षंढाचे, षंढाचं ṣaṇḍhaāċe, ṣaṇḍhaāċa	षंढाची ṣaṇḍhaācī	षंढाच्या ṣaṇḍhaācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	षंढांचा ṣaṇḍhaānċā	षंढांचे ṣaṇḍhaānċe	षंढांची ṣaṇḍhaāñcī	षंढांच्या ṣaṇḍhaāncā	षंढांचे, षंढांचं ṣaṇḍhaānċe, ṣaṇḍhaānċa	षंढांची ṣaṇḍhaāñcī	षंढांच्या ṣaṇḍhaāñcā
* 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, “षंढ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “षंड”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press