मूळ

See also: मळ and मूल

Marathi

Etymology

From Sanskrit मूल (mūla). Cognate with Gujarati મૂળ (mūḷ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /muɭ̆/, [muːɭ̆]

Noun

मूळ (mūḷ) n

  1. (botany) root
  2. (by extension) origin
    Synonym: निदान (nidān)
  3. (by extension) progenitor, first ancestor

Declension

Declension of मूळ (mūḷ)
direct
singular
मूळ
mūḷ
direct
plural
मुळे, मुळं
muj̈ḷe, muj̈ḷa
singular plural
nominative मूळ
mūḷ
मुळे, मुळं
muj̈ḷe, muj̈ḷa
oblique मुळा-
muj̈ḷā-
मुळां-
muj̈ḷāN-
dative मुळाला
muj̈ḷālā
मुळांना
muj̈ḷāNnā
ergative मुळाने
muj̈ḷāne
मुळांनी
muj̈ḷāNni
instrumental मुळाशी
muj̈ḷāśi
मुळांशी
muj̈ḷāNśi
locative मुळात
muj̈ḷāt
मुळांत
muj̈ḷāNt
vocative मुळा
muj̈ḷā
मुळांनो
muj̈ḷāNno
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 मूळ
masculine object feminine object neuter object oblique
singular plural singular plural singular* plural
singular subject मुळाचा
muj̈ḷāċā
मुळाचे
muj̈ḷāce
मुळाची
muj̈ḷāci
मुळाच्या
muj̈ḷāca
मुळाचे, मुळाचं
muj̈ḷāce, muj̈ḷāċa
मुळाची
muj̈ḷāci
मुळाच्या
muj̈ḷāca
plural subject मुळांचा
muj̈ḷāNċā
मुळांचे
muj̈ḷāNce
मुळांची
muj̈ḷāNci
मुळांच्या
muj̈ḷāNca
मुळांचे, मुळांचं
muj̈ḷāNce, muj̈ḷāNċa
मुळांची
muj̈ḷāNci
मुळांच्या
muj̈ḷāNca
* Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms

  • मूळव्याध (mūḷavyādh, piles)

See also

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “मूळ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
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