छंद
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Hindi
Etymology
Adapted from Sanskrit छन्दस् (chandas).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
छंद • (chand) m
Declension
Declension of छंद (masc cons-stem)
References
- ^ McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “छंद”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press, page 336
Marathi
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit छन्दस् (chandas). First attested as Old Marathi 𑘔𑘽𑘟 (chaṃda), 𑘭𑘽𑘟 (saṃda).
Pronunciation
Noun
छंद • (chanda) m
Declension
| Declension of छंद (masc cons-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
छंद chanda | ||
| direct plural |
छंद chanda | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
छंद chanda |
छंद chanda | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
छंदा chandā |
छंदां- chandān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
छंदाला chandālā |
छंदांना chandānnā | |
| ergative | छंदाने, छंदानं chandāne, chandāna |
छंदांनी chandānnī | |
| instrumental | छंदाशी chandāśī |
छंदांशी chandānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
छंदात chandāt |
छंदांत chandāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
छंदा chandā |
छंदांनो chandānno | |
| 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 छंद (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 |
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| singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता |
छंदाचा chandāċā |
छंदाचे chandāċe |
छंदाची chandācī |
छंदाच्या chandācā |
छंदाचे, छंदाचं chandāċe, chandāċa |
छंदाची chandācī |
छंदाच्या chandācā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
छंदांचा chandānċā |
छंदांचे chandānċe |
छंदांची chandāñcī |
छंदांच्या chandāncā |
छंदांचे, छंदांचं chandānċe, chandānċa |
छंदांची chandāñcī |
छंदांच्या chandāñcā | |
| * 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. | ||||||||
Further reading
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “छंद”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
Old Marathi
Noun
छंद (chaṃda) m
- Devanagari script form of 𑘔𑘽𑘟