बाल्य

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Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit बाल्य (bālya).

Pronunciation

Noun

बाल्य • (bālya) n

  1. childhood (rare, literary)
    Synonyms: लहानपण (lahānpaṇ), बालपण (bālpaṇ)

Declension

Declension of बाल्य (neut cons-stem)
direct
singular 		बाल्य
bāly
direct
plural 		बाल्ये, बाल्यं
bālye, bālya
singular
एकवचन 		plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा 		बाल्य
bāly 		बाल्ये, बाल्यं
bālye, bālya
oblique
सामान्यरूप 		बाल्या
bālyā 		बाल्यां-
bālyān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी 		बाल्याला
bālyālā 		बाल्यांना
bālyānnā
ergative बाल्याने, बाल्यानं
bālyāne, bālyāna 		बाल्यांनी
bālyānnī
instrumental बाल्याशी
bālyāśī 		बाल्यांशी
bālyānśī
locative
सप्तमी 		बाल्यात
bālyāt 		बाल्यांत
bālyāt
vocative
संबोधन 		बाल्या
bālyā 		बाल्यांनो
bālyānno
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 बाल्य (neut 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
singular subject
एकवचनी कर्ता 		बाल्याचा
bālyāċā 		बाल्याचे
bālyāċe 		बाल्याची
bālyācī 		बाल्याच्या
bālyācā 		बाल्याचे, बाल्याचं
bālyāċe, bālyāċa 		बाल्याची
bālyācī 		बाल्याच्या
bālyācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता 		बाल्यांचा
bālyānċā 		बाल्यांचे
bālyānċe 		बाल्यांची
bālyāñcī 		बाल्यांच्या
bālyāncā 		बाल्यांचे, बाल्यांचं
bālyānċe, bālyānċa 		बाल्यांची
bālyāñcī 		बाल्यांच्या
bālyāñcā
* 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.

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “बाल्य”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “बाल्य”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “बाल्य”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press

Sanskrit

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Etymology

From बाल (bāla, “child”) +‎ -य (-ya).

Pronunciation

Noun

बाल्य • (bālya) stem, n

  1. boyhood, childhood, infancy
    Synonyms: शैशव (śaiśava), बाल्यकाल (bālyakāla)
  2. crescent state (of the moon)

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of बाल्य (bālya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative बाल्यम्
bālyam 		बाल्ये
bālye 		बाल्यानि / बाल्या¹
bālyāni / bālyā¹
Vocative बाल्य
bālya 		बाल्ये
bālye 		बाल्यानि / बाल्या¹
bālyāni / bālyā¹
Accusative बाल्यम्
bālyam 		बाल्ये
bālye 		बाल्यानि / बाल्या¹
bālyāni / bālyā¹
Instrumental बाल्येन
bālyena 		बाल्याभ्याम्
bālyābhyām 		बाल्यैः / बाल्येभिः¹
bālyaiḥ / bālyebhiḥ¹
Dative बाल्याय
bālyāya 		बाल्याभ्याम्
bālyābhyām 		बाल्येभ्यः
bālyebhyaḥ
Ablative बाल्यात्
bālyāt 		बाल्याभ्याम्
bālyābhyām 		बाल्येभ्यः
bālyebhyaḥ
Genitive बाल्यस्य
bālyasya 		बाल्ययोः
bālyayoḥ 		बाल्यानाम्
bālyānām
Locative बाल्ये
bālye 		बाल्ययोः
bālyayoḥ 		बाल्येषु
bālyeṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

References

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