पत्रकार

Hindi

Etymology

From पत्र (patra) +‎ कार (kār), both of which are Sanskrit words.

Pronunciation
  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /pət̪.ɾə.kɑːɾ/, [pət̪.ɾə.käːɾ]

Noun

पत्रकार • (patrakār) m or f

  1. journalist

Declension

NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.

Declension of पत्रकार (masc cons-stem)
singular plural
direct पत्रकार
patrakār		 पत्रकार
patrakār
oblique पत्रकार
patrakār		 पत्रकारों
patrakārõ
vocative पत्रकार
patrakār		 पत्रकारो
patrakāro
Declension of पत्रकार (fem cons-stem)
singular plural
direct पत्रकार
patrakār		 पत्रकारें
patrakārẽ
oblique पत्रकार
patrakār		 पत्रकारों
patrakārõ
vocative पत्रकार
patrakār		 पत्रकारो
patrakāro

Marathi

Etymology

From पत्र (patra, “paper”) +‎ कार (kār, “doer”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pət̪.ɾə.kaɾ/

Noun

पत्रकार • (patrakār) m or f

  1. journalist

Declension
Declension of पत्रकार (patrakār)
direct
singular		 पत्रकार
patrakār
direct
plural		 पत्रकार
patrakār
singular plural
nominative पत्रकार
patrakār		 पत्रकार
patrakār
oblique पत्रकारा-
patrakārā-		 पत्रकारां-
patrakārāN-
dative पत्रकाराला
patrakārālā		 पत्रकारांना
patrakārāNnā
ergative पत्रकाराने
patrakārāne		 पत्रकारांनी
patrakārāNni
instrumental पत्रकाराशी
patrakārāśi		 पत्रकारांशी
patrakārāNśi
locative पत्रकारात
patrakārāt		 पत्रकारांत
patrakārāNt
vocative पत्रकारा
patrakārā		 पत्रकारांनो
patrakārāNno
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 पत्रकार
masculine object feminine object neuter object oblique
singular plural singular plural singular* plural
singular subject पत्रकाराचा
patrakārāċā		 पत्रकाराचे
patrakārāce		 पत्रकाराची
patrakārāci		 पत्रकाराच्या
patrakārāca		 पत्रकाराचे, पत्रकाराचं
patrakārāce, patrakārāċa		 पत्रकाराची
patrakārāci		 पत्रकाराच्या
patrakārāca
plural subject पत्रकारांचा
patrakārāNċā		 पत्रकारांचे
patrakārāNce		 पत्रकारांची
patrakārāNci		 पत्रकारांच्या
patrakārāNca		 पत्रकारांचे, पत्रकारांचं
patrakārāNce, patrakārāNċa		 पत्रकारांची
patrakārāNci		 पत्रकारांच्या
patrakārāNca
* 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
  • पत्रकारिता (patrakāritā, “journalism”)

References
  • Berntsen, Maxine, “पत्रकार”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911), “पत्रकार”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
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