अंगठा

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See also: अंगूठा, अंगुठौ, and अंगूठी

Marathi

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit अङ्गुष्ठ (aṅguṣṭha). Cognate with Gujarati અંગૂઠો (aṅgūṭho), Hindi अंगूठा (aṅgūṭhā) / Urdu انگوٹھا (aṅgūṭhā), and Marwari अंगूठौ (aṅgūṭhau).

Pronunciation

Noun

अंगठा • (aṅgṭhā) m

  1. (anatomy) thumb
  2. (anatomy) the big toe, hallux

Declension

Declension of अंगठा (masc ā-stem)
direct
singular 		अंगठा
aṅgṭhā
direct
plural 		अंगठे
aṅgṭhe
singular
एकवचन 		plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा 		अंगठा
aṅgṭhā 		अंगठे
aṅgṭhe
oblique
सामान्यरूप 		अंगठ्या
aṅgṭhyā 		अंगठ्यां-
aṅgṭhyān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी 		अंगठ्याला
aṅgṭhyālā 		अंगठ्यांना
aṅgṭhyānnā
ergative अंगठ्याने, अंगठ्यानं
aṅgṭhyāne, aṅgṭhyāna 		अंगठ्यांनी
aṅgṭhyānnī
instrumental अंगठ्याशी
aṅgṭhyāśī 		अंगठ्यांशी
aṅgṭhyānśī
locative
सप्तमी 		अंगठ्यात
aṅgṭhyāt 		अंगठ्यांत
aṅgṭhyāt
vocative
संबोधन 		अंगठ्या
aṅgṭhyā 		अंगठ्यांनो
aṅgṭhyānno
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 अंगठा (masc ā-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 		अंगठ्याचा
aṅgṭhyāċā 		अंगठ्याचे
aṅgṭhyāċe 		अंगठ्याची
aṅgṭhyācī 		अंगठ्याच्या
aṅgṭhyācā 		अंगठ्याचे, अंगठ्याचं
aṅgṭhyāċe, aṅgṭhyāċa 		अंगठ्याची
aṅgṭhyācī 		अंगठ्याच्या
aṅgṭhyācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता 		अंगठ्यांचा
aṅgṭhyānċā 		अंगठ्यांचे
aṅgṭhyānċe 		अंगठ्यांची
aṅgṭhyāñcī 		अंगठ्यांच्या
aṅgṭhyāncā 		अंगठ्यांचे, अंगठ्यांचं
aṅgṭhyānċe, aṅgṭhyānċa 		अंगठ्यांची
aṅgṭhyāñcī 		अंगठ्यांच्या
aṅgṭhyāñcā
* 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.

See also

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “अंगठा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
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