Learned borrowing from Sanskrit नायक (nāyaka).
नायक • (nāyak) m
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| direct | नायक nāyak |
नायक nāyak |
| oblique | नायक nāyak |
नायकों nāyakõ |
| vocative | नायक nāyak |
नायको nāyako |
Borrowed from Sanskrit नायक (nāyaka). First attested as Old Marathi 𑘡𑘰𑘧𑘎 (nāyaka, “leader”).
नायक • (nāyak) m (feminine नायिका)
| Declension of नायक (masc cons-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
नायक nāyak | ||
| direct plural |
नायक nāyak | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
नायक nāyak |
नायक nāyak | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
नायका nāykā |
नायकां- nāykān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
नायकाला nāykālā |
नायकांना nāykānnā | |
| ergative | नायकाने, नायकानं nāykāne, nāykāna |
नायकांनी nāykānnī | |
| instrumental | नायकाशी nāykāśī |
नायकांशी nāykānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
नायकात nāykāt |
नायकांत nāykāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
नायका nāykā |
नायकांनो nāykānno | |
| 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 नायक (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 |
नायकाचा nāykāċā |
नायकाचे nāykāċe |
नायकाची nāykācī |
नायकाच्या nāykācā |
नायकाचे, नायकाचं nāykāċe, nāykāċa |
नायकाची nāykācī |
नायकाच्या nāykācā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
नायकांचा nāykānċā |
नायकांचे nāykānċe |
नायकांची nāykāñcī |
नायकांच्या nāykāncā |
नायकांचे, नायकांचं nāykānċe, nāykānċa |
नायकांची nāykāñcī |
नायकांच्या nāykāñcā | |
| * 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. | ||||||||
नायक • (nāyak) m or f by sense
Vṛddhi derivative of नी (nī, “to guide, govern”, root) + -अक (-aka).
नायक • (nāyaka) stem, m
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | नायकः (nāyakaḥ) | नायकौ (nāyakau) नायका¹ (nāyakā¹) |
नायकाः (nāyakāḥ) नायकासः¹ (nāyakāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | नायकम् (nāyakam) | नायकौ (nāyakau) नायका¹ (nāyakā¹) |
नायकान् (nāyakān) |
| instrumental | नायकेन (nāyakena) | नायकाभ्याम् (nāyakābhyām) | नायकैः (nāyakaiḥ) नायकेभिः¹ (nāyakebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | नायकाय (nāyakāya) | नायकाभ्याम् (nāyakābhyām) | नायकेभ्यः (nāyakebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | नायकात् (nāyakāt) | नायकाभ्याम् (nāyakābhyām) | नायकेभ्यः (nāyakebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | नायकस्य (nāyakasya) | नायकयोः (nāyakayoḥ) | नायकानाम् (nāyakānām) |
| locative | नायके (nāyake) | नायकयोः (nāyakayoḥ) | नायकेषु (nāyakeṣu) |
| vocative | नायक (nāyaka) | नायकौ (nāyakau) नायका¹ (nāyakā¹) |
नायकाः (nāyakāḥ) नायकासः¹ (nāyakāsaḥ¹) |