कामगार

Hindi

Etymology

काम (kām, “work”) +‎ -गार (-gār, “denotes agency”).

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /kɑːm.ɡɑːɾ/, [kä̃ːm.ɡäːɾ]

Noun

कामगार • (kāmgār) m

  1. labourer, worker
    Synonyms: श्रमिक (śramik), मज़दूर (mazdūr)

Declension
Declension of कामगार (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct कामगार
kāmgār		 कामगार
kāmgār
oblique कामगार
kāmgār		 कामगारों
kāmgārõ
vocative कामगार
kāmgār		 कामगारो
kāmgāro

Adjective

कामगार • (kāmgār) (indeclinable)

  1. working, labouring
    इस देश में कामगार वर्ग की बदतर हालत है।
    is deś mẽ kāmgār varg kī badtar hālat hai.
    The working class is in a bad condition in this country.

Marathi

Etymology

काम (kām, “work”) +‎ -कार (-kār, “doer”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kam.ɡaɾ/

Noun

कामगार • (kāmgār) m or f

  1. worker, labourer
    Synonym: मजूर (maj̈ūr)

Declension
Declension of कामगार (kāmgār)
direct
singular		 कामगार
kāmgār
direct
plural		 कामगार
kāmgār
singular plural
nominative कामगार
kāmgār		 कामगार
kāmgār
oblique कामगारा-
kāmgārā-		 कामगारां-
kāmgārāN-
dative कामगाराला
kāmgārālā		 कामगारांना
kāmgārāNnā
ergative कामगाराने
kāmgārāne		 कामगारांनी
kāmgārāNni
instrumental कामगाराशी
kāmgārāśi		 कामगारांशी
kāmgārāNśi
locative कामगारात
kāmgārāt		 कामगारांत
kāmgārāNt
vocative कामगारा
kāmgārā		 कामगारांनो
kāmgārāNno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Dative Note: -स (-sa) is archaic. -ते (-te) is limited to literary usage.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of कामगार
masculine object feminine object neuter object oblique
singular plural singular plural singular* plural
singular subject कामगाराचा
kāmgārāċā		 कामगाराचे
kāmgārāce		 कामगाराची
kāmgārāci		 कामगाराच्या
kāmgārāca		 कामगाराचे, कामगाराचं
kāmgārāce, kāmgārāċa		 कामगाराची
kāmgārāci		 कामगाराच्या
kāmgārāca
plural subject कामगारांचा
kāmgārāNċā		 कामगारांचे
kāmgārāNce		 कामगारांची
kāmgārāNci		 कामगारांच्या
kāmgārāNca		 कामगारांचे, कामगारांचं
kāmgārāNce, kāmgārāNċa		 कामगारांची
kāmgārāNci		 कामगारांच्या
kāmgārāNca
* 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
  • कामगार पक्ष (kāmgār pakṣa, “workers' party”)

References
  • Berntsen, Maxine, “कामगार”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “कामगार”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911), “कामगार”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
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