कावळा

See also: कावळो

Marathi

एक कावळा

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘎𑘰𑘄𑘯𑘰 (kāuḷā), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀓𑀸𑀅 (kāa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀮- (-la-) + -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit काक (kāka). Cognate with Assamese কাউৰী (kauri), Gujarati કાગડો (kāgḍo), Hindi कौआ (kauā), Konkani कावळो (kāvḷo), Sylheti ꠇꠣꠅꠅꠣ (xaooa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaʋ.ɭ̆a/

Noun

कावळा (kāvḷā) m

  1. crow

Declension

Declension of कावळा (kāvḷā)
direct
singular
कावळा
kāvḷā
direct
plural
कावळे
kāvḷe
singular plural
nominative कावळा
kāvḷā
कावळे
kāvḷe
oblique कावळ्या-
kāvḷyā-
कावळ्यां-
kāvḷyāN-
dative कावळ्याला
kāvḷyālā
कावळ्यांना
kāvḷyāNnā
ergative कावळ्याने
kāvḷyāne
कावळ्यांनी
kāvḷyāNni
instrumental कावळ्याशी
kāvḷyāśi
कावळ्यांशी
kāvḷyāNśi
locative कावळ्यात
kāvḷyāt
कावळ्यांत
kāvḷyāNt
vocative कावळ्या
kāvḷyā
कावळ्यांनो
kāvḷyāNno
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 कावळा
masculine object feminine object neuter object oblique
singular plural singular plural singular* plural
singular subject कावळ्याचा
kāvḷyāċā
कावळ्याचे
kāvḷyāce
कावळ्याची
kāvḷyāci
कावळ्याच्या
kāvḷyāca
कावळ्याचे, कावळ्याचं
kāvḷyāce, kāvḷyāċa
कावळ्याची
kāvḷyāci
कावळ्याच्या
kāvḷyāca
plural subject कावळ्यांचा
kāvḷyāNċā
कावळ्यांचे
kāvḷyāNce
कावळ्यांची
kāvḷyāNci
कावळ्यांच्या
kāvḷyāNca
कावळ्यांचे, कावळ्यांचं
kāvḷyāNce, kāvḷyāNċa
कावळ्यांची
kāvḷyāNci
कावळ्यांच्या
kāvḷyāNca
* 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.

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “कावळा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), कावळा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), कावळा”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), kāˊka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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