डाग

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian داغ‎ (dâğ). First attested as Old Marathi 𑘚𑘰𑘐 (ḍāga). Compare Gujarati ડાઘો (ḍāgho), Hindustani داغ‎ / दाग़ (dāġ), Sindhi داغُ‎ / दागु, Punjabi ਦਾਗ਼ (dāġ) / داغ‎ (dāġ), Maithili दाग (dāg) / 𑒠𑒰𑒑 (dāga), Bengali দাগ (dag), Assamese দাগ (dag).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɖaɡ/

Noun

डाग • (ḍāg) m

  1. spot, stain, blot
    हा डाग कधीच जाणार नाही.
    hā ḍāg kadhīc jāṇār nāhī.
    This stain will never go away.
  2. slur, stigma

Declension
Declension of डाग (ḍāg)
direct
singular		 डाग
ḍāg
direct
plural		 डाग
ḍāg
singular plural
nominative डाग
ḍāg		 डाग
ḍāg
oblique डागा-
dāgā-		 डागां-
dāgāN-
dative डागाला
dāgālā		 डागांना
dāgāNnā
ergative डागाने
dāgāne		 डागांनी
dāgāNni
instrumental डागाशी
dāgāśi		 डागांशी
dāgāNśi
locative डागात
dāgāt		 डागांत
dāgāNt
vocative डागा
dāgā		 डागांनो
dāgāNno
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 डाग
masculine object feminine object neuter object oblique
singular plural singular plural singular* plural
singular subject डागाचा
dāgāċā		 डागाचे
dāgāce		 डागाची
dāgāci		 डागाच्या
dāgāca		 डागाचे, डागाचं
dāgāce, dāgāċa		 डागाची
dāgāci		 डागाच्या
dāgāca
plural subject डागांचा
dāgāNċā		 डागांचे
dāgāNce		 डागांची
dāgāNci		 डागांच्या
dāgāNca		 डागांचे, डागांचं
dāgāNce, dāgāNċa		 डागांची
dāgāNci		 डागांच्या
dāgāNca
* 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.

Derived terms
  • डागणे (ḍāgṇe, “to brand”)

Further reading
  • Berntsen, Maxine, “डाग”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “डाग”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “डाग”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.
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