गाल
Hindi
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Etymology
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀕𑀮𑁆𑀮 (galla), from Sanskrit गल्ल (galla), variant of Sanskrit गण्ड (gaṇḍa), ultimate origins unclear, possibly from Proto-Dravidian . Cognate with Assamese গাল (gal), Bengali গাল (gal), Gujarati ગાલ (gāl), Konkani गाल (gāl), Marathi गाल (gāl).
Pronunciation
Noun
गाल • (gāl) f (Urdu spelling گال)
- cheek
- मोटे गाल ― moṭe gāl ― plump cheeks
Declension
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “galla”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Konkani
Etymology
Inherited from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀕𑀮𑁆𑀮 (galla), from Sanskrit गल्ल (galla), variant of Sanskrit गण्ड (gaṇḍa), ultimate origins unclear, possibly from Proto-Dravidian . Cognate with Assamese গাল (gal), Bengali গাল (gal), Gujarati ગાલ (gāl), Hindi गाल (gāl), Marathi गाल (gāl).
Noun
गाल • (gāl) (Latin script gal, Kannada script ಗಾಲ್)
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀕𑀮𑁆𑀮 (galla), from Sanskrit गल्ल (galla), variant of Sanskrit गण्ड (gaṇḍa), ultimate origins unclear, possibly from Proto-Dravidian . Cognate with Assamese গাল (gal), Bengali গাল (gal), Gujarati ગાલ (gāl), Hindi गाल (gāl), Konkani गाल (gāl).
Pronunciation
Noun
गाल • (gāl) m
Declension
| Declension of गाल (masc cons-stem) | |||
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| direct singular |
गाल gāl | ||
| direct plural |
गाल gāl | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
गाल gāl |
गाल gāl | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
गाला gālā |
गालां- gālān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
गालाला gālālā |
गालांना gālānnā | |
| ergative | गालाने, गालानं gālāne, gālāna |
गालांनी gālānnī | |
| instrumental | गालाशी gālāśī |
गालांशी gālānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
गालात gālāt |
गालांत gālāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
गाला gālā |
गालांनो gālānno | |
| 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 गाल (masc cons-stem) | ||||||||
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| 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 |
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| singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता |
गालाचा gālāċā |
गालाचे gālāċe |
गालाची gālācī |
गालाच्या gālācā |
गालाचे, गालाचं gālāċe, gālāċa |
गालाची gālācī |
गालाच्या gālācā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
गालांचा gālānċā |
गालांचे gālānċe |
गालांची gālāñcī |
गालांच्या gālāncā |
गालांचे, गालांचं gālānċe, gālānċa |
गालांची gālāñcī |
गालांच्या gālāñcā | |
| * 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
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “गाल”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “गाल”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “galla”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press