गळा

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See also: गळ, गाळ, गोळ, गोळा, and गोळी

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi गळा (gaḷā), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀕𑀮 (gala) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit गल (gala). Cognate to Konkani गळो (gaḷô), Hindi गला (galā).

Pronunciation

Noun

गळा • (gaḷā) m

  1. (anatomy) neck
    Synonym: कंठ (kaṇṭha)
    गळ्यातील रक्तवाहिनी खूप महत्त्वाची असते.
    gaḷyātīl raktavāhinī khūp mahattvācī aste.
    The blood vessel in the neck is very important.
  2. throat
    Synonym: घसा (ghasā)

Declension

Declension of गळा (masc ā-stem)
direct
singular 		गळा
gaḷā
direct
plural 		गळे
gaḷe
singular
एकवचन 		plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा 		गळा
gaḷā 		गळे
gaḷe
oblique
सामान्यरूप 		गळ्या
gaḷyā 		गळ्यां-
gaḷyān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी 		गळ्याला
gaḷyālā 		गळ्यांना
gaḷyānnā
ergative गळ्याने, गळ्यानं
gaḷyāne, gaḷyāna 		गळ्यांनी
gaḷyānnī
instrumental गळ्याशी
gaḷyāśī 		गळ्यांशी
gaḷyānśī
locative
सप्तमी 		गळ्यात
gaḷyāt 		गळ्यांत
gaḷyāt
vocative
संबोधन 		गळ्या
gaḷyā 		गळ्यांनो
gaḷyānno
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 गळा (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 		गळ्याचा
gaḷyāċā 		गळ्याचे
gaḷyāċe 		गळ्याची
gaḷyācī 		गळ्याच्या
gaḷyācā 		गळ्याचे, गळ्याचं
gaḷyāċe, gaḷyāċa 		गळ्याची
gaḷyācī 		गळ्याच्या
gaḷyācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता 		गळ्यांचा
gaḷyānċā 		गळ्यांचे
gaḷyānċe 		गळ्यांची
gaḷyāñcī 		गळ्यांच्या
gaḷyāncā 		गळ्यांचे, गळ्यांचं
gaḷyānċe, gaḷyānċa 		गळ्यांची
gaḷyāñcī 		गळ्यांच्या
gaḷyāñcā
* 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.

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “गळा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “गळा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “गळा”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gala”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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