मळ

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘦𑘯 (maḷa), from Sanskrit मल (mala). Doublet of मल (mal).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /məɭ̆/

Noun

मळ • (maḷm

  1. dirt, muck, filth
    Synonym: घाण (ghāṇ)
  2. faeces, excreta
    Synonym: विष्ठा (viṣṭhā)

Declension

Declension of मळ (masc cons-stem)
direct
singular
मळ
maḷ
direct
plural
मळ
maḷ
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
मळ
maḷ
मळ
maḷ
oblique
सामान्यरूप
मळा
maḷā
मळां-
maḷān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
मळाला
maḷālā
मळांना
maḷānnā
ergative मळाने, मळानं
maḷāne, maḷāna
मळांनी
maḷānnī
instrumental मळाशी
maḷāśī
मळांशी
maḷānśī
locative
सप्तमी
मळात
maḷāt
मळांत
maḷāt
vocative
संबोधन
मळा
maḷā
मळांनो
maḷānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions.
There is no space between the stem and the postposition.
Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.
Genitive declension of मळ (masc cons-stem)
masculine object
पुल्लिंगी कर्म
feminine object
स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म
neuter object
नपुसकलिंगी कर्म
oblique
सामान्यरूप
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular*
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
singular subject
एकवचनी कर्ता
मळाचा
maḷāċā
मळाचे
maḷāċe
मळाची
maḷācī
मळाच्या
maḷācā
मळाचे, मळाचं
maḷāċe, maḷāċa
मळाची
maḷācī
मळाच्या
maḷācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
मळांचा
maḷānċā
मळांचे
maḷānċe
मळांची
maḷāñcī
मळांच्या
maḷāncā
मळांचे, मळांचं
maḷānċe, maḷānċa
मळांची
maḷāñcī
मळांच्या
maḷāñcā
* 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

  • मळके (maḷke)
  • मळणे (maḷṇe)

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “मळ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “मळ”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan