रुग्णालय

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Marathi रुग्णालय (rugṇālay); equivalent to रुग्ण (rugṇa) +‎ आलय (ālay). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

(Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɾʊɡ.ɳɑː.ləj/,

Noun

रुग्णालय • (rugṇālay) m

hospital
Synonyms: चिकित्सालय (cikitsālay), अस्पताल (aspatāl)

Declension

Declension of रुग्णालय (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	रुग्णालय rugṇālay	रुग्णालय rugṇālay
oblique	रुग्णालय rugṇālay	रुग्णालयों rugṇālayõ
vocative	रुग्णालय rugṇālay	रुग्णालयो rugṇālayo

Marathi

Etymology

Sanskritic formation from रुग्ण (rugṇa, “patient”) +‎ आलय (ālay). Compare Gujarati રુગ્ણાલય (rugṇālya).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɾuɡ.ɳa.ləj/

Noun

रुग्णालय • (rugṇālay) n

hospital
Synonyms: इस्पितळ (ispitaḷ), दवाखाना (davākhānā), हॉस्पिटल (hŏspiṭal)

Usage notes

A large hospital is usually called an इस्पितळ (ispitaḷ), रुग्णालय (rugṇālay) or हॉस्पिटल (hŏspiṭal). A दवाखाना (davākhānā) is used to refer to any doctor's office or small hospital.^[1]

Declension

Declension of रुग्णालय (neut cons-stem)
direct singular	रुग्णालय rugṇālay
direct plural	रुग्णालये, रुग्णालयं rugṇālaye, rugṇālya
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	रुग्णालय rugṇālay	रुग्णालये, रुग्णालयं rugṇālaye, rugṇālya
oblique सामान्यरूप	रुग्णालया rugṇālayā	रुग्णालयां- rugṇālayān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	रुग्णालयाला rugṇālayālā	रुग्णालयांना rugṇālayānnā
ergative	रुग्णालयाने, रुग्णालयानं rugṇālayāne, rugṇālayāna	रुग्णालयांनी rugṇālayānnī
instrumental	रुग्णालयाशी rugṇālayāśī	रुग्णालयांशी rugṇālayānśī
locative सप्तमी	रुग्णालयात rugṇālayāt	रुग्णालयांत rugṇālayāt
vocative संबोधन	रुग्णालया rugṇālayā	रुग्णालयांनो rugṇālayānno
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 रुग्णालय (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	oblique सामान्यरूप
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	रुग्णालयाचा rugṇālayāċā	रुग्णालयाचे rugṇālayāċe	रुग्णालयाची rugṇālayācī	रुग्णालयाच्या rugṇālayācā	रुग्णालयाचे, रुग्णालयाचं rugṇālayāċe, rugṇālayāċa	रुग्णालयाची rugṇālayācī	रुग्णालयाच्या rugṇālayācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	रुग्णालयांचा rugṇālayānċā	रुग्णालयांचे rugṇālayānċe	रुग्णालयांची rugṇālayāñcī	रुग्णालयांच्या rugṇālayāncā	रुग्णालयांचे, रुग्णालयांचं rugṇālayānċe, rugṇālayānċa	रुग्णालयांची rugṇālayāñcī	रुग्णालयांच्या rugṇālayāñcā
^* 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, Nimbkar, Jai (1982) Marathi Structural Patterns, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, page 246

रुग्णालय

Contents

Hindi

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Declension

Marathi

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Usage notes

Declension

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