कावळा

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See also: कावळो

Marathi

एक कावळा
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Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘎𑘰𑘄𑘯𑘰 (kāuḷā), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀓𑀸𑀅 (kāa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀮- (-la-) + -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit काक (kāka). Cognate with Assamese কাউৰী (kauri), Gujarati કાગડો (kāgḍo), Hindi कौआ (kauā), Konkani कावळो (kāvḷo), Sylheti ꠇꠣꠅꠅꠣ (xaooa).

Pronunciation

Noun

कावळा (kāvḷām

  1. crow

Declension

Declension of कावळा (masc ā-stem)
direct
singular
कावळा
kāvḷā
direct
plural
कावळे
kāvḷe
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
कावळा
kāvḷā
कावळे
kāvḷe
oblique
सामान्यरूप
कावळ्या
kāvḷyā
कावळ्यां-
kāvḷyān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
कावळ्याला
kāvḷyālā
कावळ्यांना
kāvḷyānnā
ergative कावळ्याने, कावळ्यानं
kāvḷyāne, kāvḷyāna
कावळ्यांनी
kāvḷyānnī
instrumental कावळ्याशी
kāvḷyāśī
कावळ्यांशी
kāvḷyānśī
locative
सप्तमी
कावळ्यात
kāvḷyāt
कावळ्यांत
kāvḷyāt
vocative
संबोधन
कावळ्या
kāvḷyā
कावळ्यांनो
kāvḷyānno
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 कावळा (masc ā-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
कावळ्याचा
kāvḷyāċā
कावळ्याचे
kāvḷyāċe
कावळ्याची
kāvḷyācī
कावळ्याच्या
kāvḷyācā
कावळ्याचे, कावळ्याचं
kāvḷyāċe, kāvḷyāċa
कावळ्याची
kāvḷyācī
कावळ्याच्या
kāvḷyācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
कावळ्यांचा
kāvḷyānċā
कावळ्यांचे
kāvḷyānċe
कावळ्यांची
kāvḷyāñcī
कावळ्यांच्या
kāvḷyāncā
कावळ्यांचे, कावळ्यांचं
kāvḷyānċe, kāvḷyānċa
कावळ्यांची
kāvḷyāñcī
कावळ्यांच्या
kāvḷyāñcā
* 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) “कावळा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “कावळा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “कावळा”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kāˊka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press