पोट
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi पोट (poṭa), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀧𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝 (poṭṭa), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀧𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*poṭṭa). Compare Hindi पेट (peṭ), Kannada ಹೊಟ್ಟೆ (hoṭṭe).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /poʈ/
Usage notes
The second meaning of पोट, "womb, uterus", is figurative.
Declension
| Declension of पोट (poṭ) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
पोट poṭ | ||
| direct plural |
पोटे, पोटं poṭe, poṭa | ||
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | पोट poṭ |
पोटे, पोटं poṭe, poṭa | |
| oblique | पोटा- poṭā- |
पोटां- poṭāN- | |
| dative | पोटाला poṭālā |
पोटांना poṭāNnā | |
| ergative | पोटाने poṭāne |
पोटांनी poṭāNni | |
| instrumental | पोटाशी poṭāśi |
पोटांशी poṭāNśi | |
| locative | पोटात poṭāt |
पोटांत poṭāNt | |
| vocative | पोटा poṭā |
पोटांनो poṭāNno | |
| 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 पोट | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine object | feminine object | neuter object | oblique | |||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular* | plural | |||
| singular subject | पोटाचा poṭāċā |
पोटाचे poṭāce |
पोटाची poṭāci |
पोटाच्या poṭāca |
पोटाचे, पोटाचं poṭāce, poṭāċa |
पोटाची poṭāci |
पोटाच्या poṭāca | |
| plural subject | पोटांचा poṭāNċā |
पोटांचे poṭāNce |
पोटांची poṭāNci |
पोटांच्या poṭāNca |
पोटांचे, पोटांचं poṭāNce, poṭāNċa |
पोटांची poṭāNci |
पोटांच्या poṭāNca | |
| * 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, “पोट”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “पोट”, 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), “pēṭṭa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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