अवकाश

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Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अवकाश (avakāśa).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /əʋ.kɑːʃ/,

Noun

अवकाश (avkāśm (Urdu spelling اوکاش)

  1. leisure
  2. leave
  3. free time

Declension

References

Marathi

Etymology

From Old Marathi 𑘀𑘪𑘎𑘰𑘫 (avakāśa), from Sanskrit अवकाश (avakāśa).

Pronunciation

Noun

अवकाश (avkāśm

  1. leisure
  2. time remaining; space of time
  3. (sciences) interval, space, room

Declension

Declension of अवकाश (masc cons-stem)
direct
singular
अवकाश
avkāś
direct
plural
अवकाश
avkāś
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
अवकाश
avkāś
अवकाश
avkāś
oblique
सामान्यरूप
अवकाशा
avkāśā
अवकाशां-
avkāśān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
अवकाशाला
avkāśālā
अवकाशांना
avkāśānnā
ergative अवकाशाने, अवकाशानं
avkāśāne, avkāśāna
अवकाशांनी
avkāśānnī
instrumental अवकाशाशी
avkāśāśī
अवकाशांशी
avkāśānśī
locative
सप्तमी
अवकाशात
avkāśāt
अवकाशांत
avkāśāt
vocative
संबोधन
अवकाशा
avkāśā
अवकाशांनो
avkāśānno
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 अवकाश (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
singular subject
एकवचनी कर्ता
अवकाशाचा
avkāśāċā
अवकाशाचे
avkāśāċe
अवकाशाची
avkāśācī
अवकाशाच्या
avkāśācā
अवकाशाचे, अवकाशाचं
avkāśāċe, avkāśāċa
अवकाशाची
avkāśācī
अवकाशाच्या
avkāśācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
अवकाशांचा
avkāśānċā
अवकाशांचे
avkāśānċe
अवकाशांची
avkāśāñcī
अवकाशांच्या
avkāśāncā
अवकाशांचे, अवकाशांचं
avkāśānċe, avkāśānċa
अवकाशांची
avkāśāñcī
अवकाशांच्या
avkāśāñcā
* 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.

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “अवकाश”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “अवकाश”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press

Old Marathi

Noun

अवकाश (avakāśam

  1. Devanagari form of 𑘀𑘪𑘎𑘰𑘫 (avakāśa)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

अव- (ava-) +‎ काश (kāśa).

Pronunciation

Noun

अवकाश (avakāśa) stemm

  1. space; room
  2. occasion, opportunity
  3. interval, aperture
  4. intermediate time
  5. access

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of अवकाश (avakāśa)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative अवकाशः
avakāśaḥ
अवकाशौ / अवकाशा¹
avakāśau / avakāśā¹
अवकाशाः / अवकाशासः¹
avakāśāḥ / avakāśāsaḥ¹
Vocative अवकाश
avakāśa
अवकाशौ / अवकाशा¹
avakāśau / avakāśā¹
अवकाशाः / अवकाशासः¹
avakāśāḥ / avakāśāsaḥ¹
Accusative अवकाशम्
avakāśam
अवकाशौ / अवकाशा¹
avakāśau / avakāśā¹
अवकाशान्
avakāśān
Instrumental अवकाशेन
avakāśena
अवकाशाभ्याम्
avakāśābhyām
अवकाशैः / अवकाशेभिः¹
avakāśaiḥ / avakāśebhiḥ¹
Dative अवकाशाय
avakāśāya
अवकाशाभ्याम्
avakāśābhyām
अवकाशेभ्यः
avakāśebhyaḥ
Ablative अवकाशात्
avakāśāt
अवकाशाभ्याम्
avakāśābhyām
अवकाशेभ्यः
avakāśebhyaḥ
Genitive अवकाशस्य
avakāśasya
अवकाशयोः
avakāśayoḥ
अवकाशानाम्
avakāśānām
Locative अवकाशे
avakāśe
अवकाशयोः
avakāśayoḥ
अवकाशेषु
avakāśeṣu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic

Descendants

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