चिन्ह
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Hindi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀘𑀺𑀡𑁆𑀳 (ciṇha), from Sanskrit चिह्न (cihna, “mark, sign”). Doublet of चिह्न (cihna).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]चिन्ह • (cinha) m
- a mark, spot, scar, stain, print, impression (as of the feet)
- a sign, mark, symbol, badge, emblem
- a symptom, characteristic
- emblem
Declension
[edit]Declension of चिन्ह (masc cons-stem)
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “चिन्ह”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “cihna”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Marathi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Sanskrit चिह्न (cihna, “mark, sign”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]चिन्ह • (cinha) n
Declension
[edit]Declension of चिन्ह (neut cons-stem) | |||
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direct singular |
चिन्ह cinha | ||
direct plural |
चिन्हे, चिन्हं cinhe, cinha | ||
singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
nominative प्रथमा |
चिन्ह cinha |
चिन्हे, चिन्हं cinhe, cinha | |
oblique सामान्यरूप |
चिन्हा cinhā |
चिन्हां- cinhān- | |
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
चिन्हाला cinhālā |
चिन्हांना cinhānnā | |
ergative | चिन्हाने, चिन्हानं cinhāne, cinhāna |
चिन्हांनी cinhānnī | |
instrumental | चिन्हाशी cinhāśī |
चिन्हांशी cinhānśī | |
locative सप्तमी |
चिन्हात cinhāt |
चिन्हांत cinhāt | |
vocative संबोधन |
चिन्हा cinhā |
चिन्हांनो cinhānno | |
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 चिन्ह (neut cons-stem) | ||||||||
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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 |
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singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता |
चिन्हाचा cinhāċā |
चिन्हाचे cinhāċe |
चिन्हाची cinhācī |
चिन्हाच्या cinhācā |
चिन्हाचे, चिन्हाचं cinhāċe, cinhāċa |
चिन्हाची cinhācī |
चिन्हाच्या cinhācā | |
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
चिन्हांचा cinhānċā |
चिन्हांचे cinhānċe |
चिन्हांची cinhāñcī |
चिन्हांच्या cinhāncā |
चिन्हांचे, चिन्हांचं cinhānċe, cinhānċa |
चिन्हांची cinhāñcī |
चिन्हांच्या cinhāñcā | |
* 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. |
Derived terms
[edit]- गौरवचिन्ह (gauravcinha)
- प्रश्नचिन्ह (praśnacinha, “question mark”)
- मानचिन्ह (māncinha)
References
[edit]- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “चिन्ह”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
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- Marathi terms inherited from Sanskrit
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