धंदा
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Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi धंदा (dhaṃdā), धांदा (dhāṃdā), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀥𑀁𑀥 (dhaṃdha), from Sanskrit धन्ध (dhandha). Cognate to Gujarati ધંધો (dhandho), Hindi धंधा (dhandhā), Bengali ধাঁধা (dhãdha).
Pronunciation
Noun
धंदा • (dhandā) m
- trade, business, occupation
- Synonym: व्यवसाय (vyavsāy)
- (vulgar) prostitution
Declension
| Declension of धंदा (masc ā-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
धंदा dhandā | ||
| direct plural |
धंदे dhande | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
धंदा dhandā |
धंदे dhande | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
धंद्या dhandyā |
धंद्यां- dhandyān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
धंद्याला dhandyālā |
धंद्यांना dhandyānnā | |
| ergative | धंद्याने, धंद्यानं dhandyāne, dhandyāna |
धंद्यांनी dhandyānnī | |
| instrumental | धंद्याशी dhandyāśī |
धंद्यांशी dhandyānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
धंद्यात dhandyāt |
धंद्यांत dhandyāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
धंद्या dhandyā |
धंद्यांनो dhandyānno | |
| 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 धंदा (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 |
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| singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता |
धंद्याचा dhandyāċā |
धंद्याचे dhandyāċe |
धंद्याची dhandyācī |
धंद्याच्या dhandyācā |
धंद्याचे, धंद्याचं dhandyāċe, dhandyāċa |
धंद्याची dhandyācī |
धंद्याच्या dhandyācā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
धंद्यांचा dhandyānċā |
धंद्यांचे dhandyānċe |
धंद्यांची dhandyāñcī |
धंद्यांच्या dhandyāncā |
धंद्यांचे, धंद्यांचं dhandyānċe, dhandyānċa |
धंद्यांची dhandyāñcī |
धंद्यांच्या dhandyāñcā | |
| * 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
- धंदेवाईक (dhandevāīk)
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “धंदा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “धंदा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “धंदा”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dhandha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press