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मार्जार

मार्जार

Marathi

Noun

मार्जार (mārjār) m

  1. domestic cat

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

  • मार्जाल (mārjāla)

Etymology

Unknown. Traditionally said to be from the root मृज् (mṛj, to wipe), but that is certainly a folk etymology.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Vedic) IPA: /mɑːɽ.d͡ʑɑː.ɽɐ/
  • (Classical) IPA: /mɑːɽˈd͡ʑɑː.ɽɐ/

Noun

मार्जार (mārjāra) m

  1. cat
  2. wild cat
  3. civet cat
  4. Plumbago indica
  5. Terminalia catappa
  6. Sesbania grandiflora

Declension

Masculine a-stem declension of मार्जार
Nom. sg. मार्जारः (mārjāraḥ)
Gen. sg. मार्जारस्य (mārjārasya)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative मार्जारः (mārjāraḥ) मार्जारौ (mārjārau) मार्जाराः (mārjārāḥ)
Vocative मार्जार (mārjāra) मार्जारौ (mārjārau) मार्जाराः (mārjārāḥ)
Accusative मार्जारम् (mārjāram) मार्जारौ (mārjārau) मार्जारान् (mārjārān)
Instrumental मार्जारेन (mārjārena) मार्जाराभ्याम् (mārjārābhyām) मार्जारैः (mārjāraiḥ)
Dative मार्जाराय (mārjārāya) मार्जाराभ्याम् (mārjārābhyām) मार्जारेभ्यः (mārjārebhyaḥ)
Ablative मार्जारात् (mārjārāt) मार्जाराभ्याम् (mārjārābhyām) मार्जारेभ्यः (mārjārebhyaḥ)
Genitive मार्जारस्य (mārjārasya) मार्जारयोः (mārjārayoḥ) मार्जारानाम् (mārjārānām)
Locative मार्जारे (mārjāre) मार्जारयोः (mārjārayoḥ) मार्जारेषु (mārjāreṣu)

Derived terms

References

  • Sir Monier Monier-Williams (1898) A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 813