वय
See also: वायु
Marathi
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit वयस् (vayas). Compare Gujarati વય (vaya), Middle Bengali বয় (bôẏô), Thai วัย (wai).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋəj/
- Rhymes: -əj
Declension
| Declension of वय (vay) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
वय vay | ||
| direct plural |
वये, वयं vaye, vaya | ||
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | वय vay |
वये, वयं vaye, vaya | |
| oblique | वया- vayā- |
वयां- vayāN- | |
| dative | वयाला vayālā |
वयांना vayāNnā | |
| ergative | वयाने vayāne |
वयांनी vayāNni | |
| instrumental | वयाशी vayāśi |
वयांशी vayāNśi | |
| locative | वयात vayāt |
वयांत vayāNt | |
| vocative | वया vayā |
वयांनो vayāNno | |
| 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 वय | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine object | feminine object | neuter object | oblique | |||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | singular* | plural | |||
| singular subject | वयाचा vayāċā |
वयाचे vayāce |
वयाची vayāci |
वयाच्या vayāca |
वयाचे, वयाचं vayāce, vayāċa |
वयाची vayāci |
वयाच्या vayāca | |
| plural subject | वयांचा vayāNċā |
वयांचे vayāNce |
वयांची vayāNci |
वयांच्या vayāNca |
वयांचे, वयांचं vayāNce, vayāNċa |
वयांची vayāNci |
वयांच्या vayāNca | |
| * 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
- वयात येणे (vayāt yeṇe, “to reach puberty, come of age”)
Further reading
- Berntsen, Maxine, “वय”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “वय”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “वय”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.
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