बहुरूपी

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘤𑘮𑘳𑘨𑘳𑘢𑘲 (bahurūpī). By surface analysis, बहु- (bahu-, “many”) +‎ रूपी (rūpī, “form of”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bə.ɦu.ɾu.pi/, [bʱu.ɾu.piː]

Adjective

बहुरूपी • (bahurūpī) (indeclinable) ^[1]

of many forms

Noun

बहुरूपी • (bahurūpī) m^[2]^[3]

an entertainer who specializes in mimicry, such as a clown.
(by extension) impostor, impersonator
Synonym: तोतया (totyā)

Declension

Declension of बहुरूपी (masc ī-stem)
direct singular	बहुरूपी bahurūpī
direct plural	बहुरूपी बहुरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	बहुरूपी bahurūpī	बहुरूपी बहुरूप
oblique सामान्यरूप	बहुरूपी बहुरूप	बहुरूपीं- बहुरूपn-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	बहुरूपीला बहुरूपlā	बहुरूपींना बहुरूपnnā
ergative	बहुरूपीने, बहुरूपीनं बहुरूपne, बहुरूपna	बहुरूपींनी बहुरूपnnī
instrumental	बहुरूपीशी बहुरूपśī	बहुरूपींशी बहुरूपnśī
locative सप्तमी	बहुरूपीत बहुरूपt	बहुरूपींत बहुरूपt
vocative संबोधन	बहुरूपी बहुरूप	बहुरूपींनो बहुरूपnno
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 बहुरूपी (masc 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	oblique सामान्यरूप
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	बहुरूपीचा बहुरूपċā	बहुरूपीचे बहुरूपċe	बहुरूपीची बहुरूपcī	बहुरूपीच्या बहुरूपcā	बहुरूपीचे, बहुरूपीचं बहुरूपċe, बहुरूपċa	बहुरूपीची बहुरूपcī	बहुरूपीच्या बहुरूपcā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	बहुरूपींचा बहुरूपnċā	बहुरूपींचे बहुरूपnċe	बहुरूपींची बहुरूपñcī	बहुरूपींच्या बहुरूपncā	बहुरूपींचे, बहुरूपींचं बहुरूपnċe, बहुरूपnċa	बहुरूपींची बहुरूपñcī	बहुरूपींच्या बहुरूपñcā
^* 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.

References

More information

^ Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “बहुरूपी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
^ Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “बहुरूपी”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
^ Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911), “बहुरूपी”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press