पालक
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Hindi
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀸𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸 (pālakkā), from Sanskrit पालक्या (pālakyā, “Indian spinach (Beta bengalensis)”). Compare Gujarati પાલક (pālak), Marathi पालक (pālak).
Noun
पालक • (pālak) m (Urdu spelling پالک)
- spinach (plant or food)
Declension
Declension of पालक (fem cons-stem)
Descendants
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Sanskrit पालक (pālaka).
Noun
पालक • (pālak) m (Urdu spelling پالک)
Declension
Declension of पालक (masc cons-stem)
References
- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पालक”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- “पालक”, in Collins Gem Hindi-English Dictionary, Collins, 2011, →ISBN
Marathi
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘢𑘰𑘩𑘎 (pālaka), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀧𑀸𑀮𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀸 f (pālakkā), from Sanskrit पालक्या (pālakyā). Cognate with Hindi पालक (pālak).
Noun
पालक • (pālak) n
- spinach (plant or food)
Etymology 2
| पुल्लिंग (pulliṅga): पालक m (pālak) |
| स्त्रीलिंग (strīliṅga): पालिका f (pālikā) |
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit पालक (pālaka).
Noun
पालक • (pālak) m
Declension
| Declension of पालक (masc cons-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
पालक pālak | ||
| direct plural |
पालक pālak | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
पालक pālak |
पालक pālak | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
पालका pālakā |
पालकां- pālakān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
पालकाला pālakālā |
पालकांना pālakānnā | |
| ergative | पालकाने, पालकानं pālakāne, pālakāna |
पालकांनी pālakānnī | |
| instrumental | पालकाशी pālakāśī |
पालकांशी pālakānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
पालकात pālakāt |
पालकांत pālakāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
पालका pālakā |
पालकांनो pālakānno | |
| 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 पालक (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 |
पालकाचा pālakāċā |
पालकाचे pālakāċe |
पालकाची pālakācī |
पालकाच्या pālakācā |
पालकाचे, पालकाचं pālakāċe, pālakāċa |
पालकाची pālakācī |
पालकाच्या pālakācā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
पालकांचा pālakānċā |
पालकांचे pālakānċe |
पालकांची pālakāñcī |
पालकांच्या pālakāncā |
पालकांचे, पालकांचं pālakānċe, pālakānċa |
पालकांची pālakāñcī |
पालकांच्या pālakāñcā | |
| * 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. | ||||||||
Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- পালক (Assamese script)
- ᬧᬵᬮᬓ (Balinese script)
- পালক (Bengali script)
- 𑰢𑰯𑰩𑰎 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀧𑀸𑀮𑀓 (Brahmi script)
- ပါလက (Burmese script)
- પાલક (Gujarati script)
- ਪਾਲਕ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌪𑌾𑌲𑌕 (Grantha script)
- ꦥꦴꦭꦏ (Javanese script)
- 𑂣𑂰𑂪𑂍 (Kaithi script)
- ಪಾಲಕ (Kannada script)
- បាលក (Khmer script)
- ປາລກ (Lao script)
- പാലക (Malayalam script)
- ᢒᠠ᠊ᠠᠯᠠᡬᠠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘢𑘰𑘩𑘎 (Modi script)
- ᢒᠠᢗᠯᠠᢉᠠ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧂𑧑𑧉𑦮 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐥𑐵𑐮𑐎 (Newa script)
- ପାଲକ (Odia script)
- ꢦꢵꢭꢒ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆥𑆳𑆬𑆑 (Sharada script)
- 𑖢𑖯𑖩𑖎 (Siddham script)
- පාලක (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩰𑩛𑩽𑩜 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚞𑚭𑚥𑚊 (Takri script)
- பாலக (Tamil script)
- పాలక (Telugu script)
- ปาลก (Thai script)
- པཱ་ལ་ཀ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒣𑒰𑒪𑒏 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨞𑨊𑨬𑨋 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
Compound of पाल (pāla, “protector”) + -क (-ka, “doer”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
पालक • (pālaka) stem
Declension
| Masculine a-stem declension of पालक | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | पालकः (pālakaḥ) | ||
| Gen. sg. | पालकस्य (pālakasya) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | पालकः (pālakaḥ) | पालकौ (pālakau) | पालकाः (pālakāḥ) |
| Vocative | पालक (pālaka) | पालकौ (pālakau) | पालकाः (pālakāḥ) |
| Accusative | पालकम् (pālakam) | पालकौ (pālakau) | पालकान् (pālakān) |
| Instrumental | पालकेन (pālakena) | पालकाभ्याम् (pālakābhyām) | पालकैः (pālakaiḥ) |
| Dative | पालकाय (pālakāya) | पालकाभ्याम् (pālakābhyām) | पालकेभ्यः (pālakebhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | पालकात् (pālakāt) | पालकाभ्याम् (pālakābhyām) | पालकेभ्यः (pālakebhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | पालकस्य (pālakasya) | पालकयोः (pālakayoḥ) | पालकानाम् (pālakānām) |
| Locative | पालके (pālake) | पालकयोः (pālakayoḥ) | पालकेषु (pālakeṣu) |
| Feminine ā-stem declension of पालक | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | पालका (pālakā) | ||
| Gen. sg. | पालकायाः (pālakāyāḥ) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | पालका (pālakā) | पालके (pālake) | पालकाः (pālakāḥ) |
| Vocative | पालके (pālake) | पालके (pālake) | पालकाः (pālakāḥ) |
| Accusative | पालकाम् (pālakām) | पालके (pālake) | पालकाः (pālakāḥ) |
| Instrumental | पालकया (pālakayā) | पालकाभ्याम् (pālakābhyām) | पालकाभिः (pālakābhiḥ) |
| Dative | पालकायै (pālakāyai) | पालकाभ्याम् (pālakābhyām) | पालकाभ्यः (pālakābhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | पालकायाः (pālakāyāḥ) | पालकाभ्याम् (pālakābhyām) | पालकाभ्यः (pālakābhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | पालकायाः (pālakāyāḥ) | पालकयोः (pālakayoḥ) | पालकानाम् (pālakānām) |
| Locative | पालकायाम् (pālakāyām) | पालकयोः (pālakayoḥ) | पालकासु (pālakāsu) |
| Neuter a-stem declension of पालक | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nom. sg. | पालकम् (pālakam) | ||
| Gen. sg. | पालकस्य (pālakasya) | ||
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | पालकम् (pālakam) | पालके (pālake) | पालकानि (pālakāni) |
| Vocative | पालक (pālaka) | पालके (pālake) | पालकानि (pālakāni) |
| Accusative | पालकम् (pālakam) | पालके (pālake) | पालकानि (pālakāni) |
| Instrumental | पालकेन (pālakena) | पालकाभ्याम् (pālakābhyām) | पालकैः (pālakaiḥ) |
| Dative | पालकाय (pālakāya) | पालकाभ्याम् (pālakābhyām) | पालकेभ्यः (pālakebhyaḥ) |
| Ablative | पालकात् (pālakāt) | पालकाभ्याम् (pālakābhyām) | पालकेभ्यः (pālakebhyaḥ) |
| Genitive | पालकस्य (pālakasya) | पालकयोः (pālakayoḥ) | पालकानाम् (pālakānām) |
| Locative | पालके (pālake) | पालकयोः (pālakayoḥ) | पालकेषु (pālakeṣu) |
Noun
पालक • (pālaka) stem, m
- a guardian, protector
- a foster father
- a prince, ruler, sovereign
- a world protector
- a horse-keeper, groom
- a maintainer, observer
- a species of plant with a poisonous bulb
- a horse
- name of several princes
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | पालकः (pālakaḥ) | पालकौ (pālakau) पालका¹ (pālakā¹) |
पालकाः (pālakāḥ) पालकासः¹ (pālakāsaḥ¹) |
| vocative | पालक (pālaka) | पालकौ (pālakau) पालका¹ (pālakā¹) |
पालकाः (pālakāḥ) पालकासः¹ (pālakāsaḥ¹) |
| accusative | पालकम् (pālakam) | पालकौ (pālakau) पालका¹ (pālakā¹) |
पालकान् (pālakān) |
| instrumental | पालकेन (pālakena) | पालकाभ्याम् (pālakābhyām) | पालकैः (pālakaiḥ) पालकेभिः¹ (pālakebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | पालकाय (pālakāya) | पालकाभ्याम् (pālakābhyām) | पालकेभ्यः (pālakebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | पालकात् (pālakāt) | पालकाभ्याम् (pālakābhyām) | पालकेभ्यः (pālakebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | पालकस्य (pālakasya) | पालकयोः (pālakayoḥ) | पालकानाम् (pālakānām) |
| locative | पालके (pālake) | पालकयोः (pālakayoḥ) | पालकेषु (pālakeṣu) |
- ¹Vedic
Noun
पालक • (pālaka) stem, n
- a spittoon
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | पालकम् (pālakam) | पालके (pālake) | पालकानि (pālakāni) पालका¹ (pālakā¹) |
| vocative | पालक (pālaka) | पालके (pālake) | पालकानि (pālakāni) पालका¹ (pālakā¹) |
| accusative | पालकम् (pālakam) | पालके (pālake) | पालकानि (pālakāni) पालका¹ (pālakā¹) |
| instrumental | पालकेन (pālakena) | पालकाभ्याम् (pālakābhyām) | पालकैः (pālakaiḥ) पालकेभिः¹ (pālakebhiḥ¹) |
| dative | पालकाय (pālakāya) | पालकाभ्याम् (pālakābhyām) | पालकेभ्यः (pālakebhyaḥ) |
| ablative | पालकात् (pālakāt) | पालकाभ्याम् (pālakābhyām) | पालकेभ्यः (pālakebhyaḥ) |
| genitive | पालकस्य (pālakasya) | पालकयोः (pālakayoḥ) | पालकानाम् (pālakānām) |
| locative | पालके (pālake) | पालकयोः (pālakayoḥ) | पालकेषु (pālakeṣu) |
- ¹Vedic
References
- Monier Williams (1899) “पालक”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, pages 622/3, 623/1.