गळा

See also: गळ, गाळ, गोळ, गोळा, and गोळी

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi गळा (gaḷā), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀕𑀮 (gala) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit गल (gala). Cognate to Konkani गळो (gaḷô), Hindi गला (galā).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡə.ɭ̆a/

Noun

गळा • (gaḷā) m

  1. (anatomy) neck, throat
    Synonym: कंठ (kaṇṭha)
    गळ्यातील रक्तवाहिनी खूप महत्त्वाची असते.
    gaḷyātīl raktavāhinī khūp mahattvācī aste.
    The blood vessel in neck is very important.

Declension
Declension of गळा (gaḷā)
direct
singular		 गळा
gaḷā
direct
plural		 गळे
gaḷe
singular plural
nominative गळा
gaḷā		 गळे
gaḷe
oblique गळ्या-
gaḷyā-		 गळ्यां-
gaḷyāN-
dative गळ्याला
gaḷyālā		 गळ्यांना
gaḷyāNnā
ergative गळ्याने
gaḷyāne		 गळ्यांनी
gaḷyāNni
instrumental गळ्याशी
gaḷyāśi		 गळ्यांशी
gaḷyāNśi
locative गळ्यात
gaḷyāt		 गळ्यांत
gaḷyāNt
vocative गळ्या
gaḷyā		 गळ्यांनो
gaḷyāNno
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 गळा
masculine object feminine object neuter object oblique
singular plural singular plural singular* plural
singular subject गळ्याचा
gaḷyāċā		 गळ्याचे
gaḷyāce		 गळ्याची
gaḷyāci		 गळ्याच्या
gaḷyāca		 गळ्याचे, गळ्याचं
gaḷyāce, gaḷyāċa		 गळ्याची
gaḷyāci		 गळ्याच्या
gaḷyāca
plural subject गळ्यांचा
gaḷyāNċā		 गळ्यांचे
gaḷyāNce		 गळ्यांची
gaḷyāNci		 गळ्यांच्या
gaḷyāNca		 गळ्यांचे, गळ्यांचं
gaḷyāNce, gaḷyāNċa		 गळ्यांची
gaḷyāNci		 गळ्यांच्या
gaḷyāNca
* 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, “गळा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “गळा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “gala”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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