झेंडा

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See also: झाड and झाडू

Marathi

Etymology

Cognate with Gujarati ઝંડો (jhaṇḍo), Hindi झंडा (jhaṇḍā), Sindhi جهنڊو / झंडो (jhaṇḍo), Punjabi ਝੰਡਾ (jhaṇḍā) / جھنڈا (jhaṇḍā), Nepali झण्डा (jhaṇḍā), Bhojpuri झंडा (jhaṇḍā).

Pronunciation

Noun

झेंडा (jheṇḍām

  1. flag, banner
    Synonyms: ध्वज (dhvaj), पताका (patākā)

Declension

Declension of झेंडा (masc ā-stem)
direct
singular
झेंडा
jheṅḍā
direct
plural
झेंडे
jheṅḍe
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
झेंडा
jheṅḍā
झेंडे
jheṅḍe
oblique
सामान्यरूप
झेंड्या
jheṅḍyā
झेंड्यां-
jheṅḍyān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
झेंड्याला
jheṅḍyālā
झेंड्यांना
jheṅḍyānnā
ergative झेंड्याने, झेंड्यानं
jheṅḍyāne, jheṅḍyāna
झेंड्यांनी
jheṅḍyānnī
instrumental झेंड्याशी
jheṅḍyāśī
झेंड्यांशी
jheṅḍyānśī
locative
सप्तमी
झेंड्यात
jheṅḍyāt
झेंड्यांत
jheṅḍyāt
vocative
संबोधन
झेंड्या
jheṅḍyā
झेंड्यांनो
jheṅḍyānno
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 झेंडा (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
झेंड्याचा
jheṅḍyāċā
झेंड्याचे
jheṅḍyāċe
झेंड्याची
jheṅḍyācī
झेंड्याच्या
jheṅḍyācā
झेंड्याचे, झेंड्याचं
jheṅḍyāċe, jheṅḍyāċa
झेंड्याची
jheṅḍyācī
झेंड्याच्या
jheṅḍyācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
झेंड्यांचा
jheṅḍyānċā
झेंड्यांचे
jheṅḍyānċe
झेंड्यांची
jheṅḍyāñcī
झेंड्यांच्या
jheṅḍyāncā
झेंड्यांचे, झेंड्यांचं
jheṅḍyānċe, jheṅḍyānċa
झेंड्यांची
jheṅḍyāñcī
झेंड्यांच्या
jheṅḍyāñcā
* 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) “झेंडा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “झेंडा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “झेंडा”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dhvajadaṇḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press