वय

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See also: वायु

Marathi

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit वयस् (vayas). Compare Gujarati વય (vaya), Middle Bengali বয় (boẏ), Thai วัย (wai).

Pronunciation

Noun

वय (vayn

  1. age

Declension

Declension of वय (neut cons-stem)
direct
singular
वय
vay
direct
plural
वये, वयं
vaye, vaya
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
वय
vay
वये, वयं
vaye, vaya
oblique
सामान्यरूप
वया
vayā
वयां-
vayān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
वयाला
vayālā
वयांना
vayānnā
ergative वयाने, वयानं
vayāne, vayāna
वयांनी
vayānnī
instrumental वयाशी
vayāśī
वयांशी
vayānśī
locative
सप्तमी
वयात
vayāt
वयांत
vayāt
vocative
संबोधन
वया
vayā
वयांनो
vayānno
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 वय (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
वयाचा
vayāċā
वयाचे
vayāċe
वयाची
vayācī
वयाच्या
vayācā
वयाचे, वयाचं
vayāċe, vayāċa
वयाची
vayācī
वयाच्या
vayācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
वयांचा
vayānċā
वयांचे
vayānċe
वयांची
vayāñcī
वयांच्या
vayāncā
वयांचे, वयांचं
vayānċe, vayānċa
वयांची
vayāñcī
वयांच्या
vayāñcā
* Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “वय”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “वय”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “वय”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).