करंजी
Marathi
Etymology
From करंज (karañja) + -ई (-ī).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kə.ɾən.d͡ʑi/, [kə.ɾən.d͡ʑiː]
Noun
- the fruit of the tree Pongamia pinnata
- (by extension) a crisp, flaky, fried, pastry resembling the shape of the aforementioned fruit, stuffed with a sweet filling of coconut, nuts and dry fruits, prepared especially on Diwali and Holi.
Declension
| Declension of करंजी (fem ī-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
करंजी karañjī | ||
| direct plural |
करंज्या karañjyā | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
करंजी karañjī |
करंज्या karañjyā | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
करंजी karañjī |
करंज्यां- karañjyān- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
करंजीला karañjīlā |
करंज्यांना karañjyānnā | |
| ergative | करंजीने, करंजीनं karañjīne, karañjīna |
करंज्यांनी karañjyānnī | |
| instrumental | करंजीशी karañjīśī |
करंज्यांशी karañjyānśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
करंजीत karañjīt |
करंज्यांत karañjyāt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
करंजी karañjī |
करंज्यांनो karañjyānno | |
| 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 करंजी (fem ī-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 |
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| singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता |
करंजीचा karañjīċā |
करंजीचे karañjīċe |
करंजीची karañjīcī |
करंजीच्या karañjīcā |
करंजीचे, करंजीचं karañjīċe, karañjīċa |
करंजीची karañjīcī |
करंजीच्या karañjīcā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
करंज्यांचा karañjyānċā |
करंज्यांचे karañjyānċe |
करंज्यांची karañjyāñcī |
करंज्यांच्या karañjyāncā |
करंज्यांचे, करंज्यांचं karañjyānċe, karañjyānċa |
करंज्यांची karañjyāñcī |
करंज्यांच्या karañjyāñcā | |
| * 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. | ||||||||
Descendants
- → English: karanji
References
More information
- ^ Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “करंजी”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 137
- ^ दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950), “करंजी”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 597