छंद

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit छन्दस् (chandas).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi Hindi) IPA(key): /t͡ʃʰənd̪/, [t͡ʃʰə̃n̪d̪]

Noun

छंद (chand) m

  1. (prosody) metre
    बेतुका छंदbetukā chandfree metre [= free verse]

Declension

References

Marathi

Etymology

From Sanskrit छन्दस् (chandas).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ɕʰən.d̪ə/

Noun

छंद (chanda) m

  1. hobby
    Synonym: आवड (āvaḍ)
    मला खेळण्याचा छंद आहे.
    malā kheḷaṇyācā chanda āhe.
    My hobby is to play.

Declension

Declension of छंद (chanda)
direct
singular
छंद
chanda
direct
plural
छंद
chanda
singular plural
nominative छंद
chanda
छंद
chanda
oblique छंदा-
chhandā-
छंदां-
chhandāN-
dative छंदाला
chhandālā
छंदांना
chhandāNnā
ergative छंदाने
chhandāne
छंदांनी
chhandāNni
instrumental छंदाशी
chhandāśi
छंदांशी
chhandāNśi
locative छंदात
chhandāt
छंदांत
chhandāNt
vocative छंदा
chhandā
छंदांनो
chhandāNno
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 छंद
masculine object feminine object neuter object oblique
singular plural singular plural singular* plural
singular subject छंदाचा
chhandāċā
छंदाचे
chhandāce
छंदाची
chhandāci
छंदाच्या
chhandāca
छंदाचे, छंदाचं
chhandāce, chhandāċa
छंदाची
chhandāci
छंदाच्या
chhandāca
plural subject छंदांचा
chhandāNċā
छंदांचे
chhandāNce
छंदांची
chhandāNci
छंदांच्या
chhandāNca
छंदांचे, छंदांचं
chhandāNce, chhandāNċa
छंदांची
chhandāNci
छंदांच्या
chhandāNca
* 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, “छंद”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
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