कुटुंब

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Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कुटुम्ब (kuṭumba).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /kʊ.ʈʊmb/,

Noun

कुटुंब (kuṭumbm

  1. family
    Synonym: परिवार (parivār)

Declension

References

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कुटुम्ब (kuṭumba).

Pronunciation

Noun

कुटुंब (kuṭumban

  1. family
  2. (dated) wife

Declension

Declension of कुटुंब (neut cons-stem)
direct
singular
कुटुंब
kuṭumba
direct
plural
कुटुंबे, कुटुंबं
kuṭumbe, kuṭumba
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
कुटुंब
kuṭumba
कुटुंबे, कुटुंबं
kuṭumbe, kuṭumba
oblique
सामान्यरूप
कुटुंबा
kuṭumbā
कुटुंबां-
kuṭumbān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
कुटुंबाला
kuṭumbālā
कुटुंबांना
kuṭumbānnā
ergative कुटुंबाने, कुटुंबानं
kuṭumbāne, kuṭumbāna
कुटुंबांनी
kuṭumbānnī
instrumental कुटुंबाशी
kuṭumbāśī
कुटुंबांशी
kuṭumbānśī
locative
सप्तमी
कुटुंबात
kuṭumbāt
कुटुंबांत
kuṭumbāt
vocative
संबोधन
कुटुंबा
kuṭumbā
कुटुंबांनो
kuṭumbānno
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 कुटुंब (neut 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
कुटुंबाचा
kuṭumbāċā
कुटुंबाचे
kuṭumbāċe
कुटुंबाची
kuṭumbācī
कुटुंबाच्या
kuṭumbācā
कुटुंबाचे, कुटुंबाचं
kuṭumbāċe, kuṭumbāċa
कुटुंबाची
kuṭumbācī
कुटुंबाच्या
kuṭumbācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
कुटुंबांचा
kuṭumbānċā
कुटुंबांचे
kuṭumbānċe
कुटुंबांची
kuṭumbāñcī
कुटुंबांच्या
kuṭumbāncā
कुटुंबांचे, कुटुंबांचं
kuṭumbānċe, kuṭumbānċa
कुटुंबांची
kuṭumbāñcī
कुटुंबांच्या
kuṭumbāñcā
* 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 (1982–1983) “कुटुंब”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “कुटुंब”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press