रुची

Marathi

Borrowed from Sanskrit रुचि (ruci). First attested as Old Marathi 𑘨𑘳𑘓𑘲 (ruci, “flavor”).

रुची • (rucī) f^[1]^[2]

taste, liking, preference, inclination
Synonyms: आवड (āvaḍ), हौस (haus)
interest, fondness; enthusiasm for an activity or subject.
Near-synonyms: हौस (haus), हुरूप (hurūp), हिरिरी (hirirī)
(formal, literary) taste, flavor, sapidity
Synonyms: चव (cav), स्वाद (svād)

Declension of रुची (fem ī-stem)
direct singular	रुची rucī
direct plural	रुच्या rucyā
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	रुची rucī	रुच्या rucyā
oblique सामान्यरूप	रुची rucī	रुच्यां- rucyān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	रुचीला rucīlā	रुच्यांना rucyānnā
ergative	रुचीने, रुचीनं rucīne, rucīna	रुच्यांनी rucyānnī
instrumental	रुचीशी rucīśī	रुच्यांशी rucyānśī
locative सप्तमी	रुचीत rucīt	रुच्यांत rucyāt
vocative संबोधन	रुची rucī	रुच्यांनो rucyānno
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 रुची (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	oblique सामान्यरूप
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	रुचीचा rucīċā	रुचीचे rucīċe	रुचीची rucīcī	रुचीच्या rucīcā	रुचीचे, रुचीचं rucīċe, rucīċa	रुचीची rucīcī	रुचीच्या rucīcā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	रुच्यांचा rucyānċā	रुच्यांचे rucyānċe	रुच्यांची rucyāñcī	रुच्यांच्या rucyāncā	रुच्यांचे, रुच्यांचं rucyānċe, rucyānċa	रुच्यांची rucyāñcī	रुच्यांच्या rucyāñcā
^* 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.

रुची • (rucī) f

More information

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