मध

Marathi

एक मधाची बरणी

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मधु (mádhu) with the deletion of the final vowel[1], from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mádʰu, from Proto-Indo-European *médʰu (honey, wine). Compare Old Marathi 𑘦𑘟𑘳 (madu), Maharastri Prakrit 𑀫𑀳𑀼 (mahu), Gujarati મધ (madh).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /məd̪ʱ/
  • (file)

Noun

मध (madh) m

  1. honey

Declension

Declension of मध (madh)
direct
singular
मध
madh
direct
plural
मध
madh
singular plural
nominative मध
madh
मध
madh
oblique मधा-
madhā-
मधां-
madhāN-
dative मधाला
madhālā
मधांना
madhāNnā
ergative मधाने
madhāne
मधांनी
madhāNni
instrumental मधाशी
madhāśi
मधांशी
madhāNśi
locative मधात
madhāt
मधांत
madhāNt
vocative मधा
madhā
मधांनो
madhāNno
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 मध
masculine object feminine object neuter object oblique
singular plural singular plural singular* plural
singular subject मधाचा
madhāċā
मधाचे
madhāce
मधाची
madhāci
मधाच्या
madhāca
मधाचे, मधाचं
madhāce, madhāċa
मधाची
madhāci
मधाच्या
madhāca
plural subject मधांचा
madhāNċā
मधांचे
madhāNce
मधांची
madhāNci
मधांच्या
madhāNca
मधांचे, मधांचं
madhāNce, madhāNċa
मधांची
madhāNci
मधांच्या
madhāNca
* 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

  • मधमाशी (madhmāśī, honey bee)
  • मधाळ (madhāḷ, very sweet)

References

  1. Joshi, Ramachandra Bhikaji (1900) A Comprehensive Marathi Grammar, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press, page 13
  • Berntsen, Maxine, “मध”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), मध”, 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.
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