अश्वगंधा

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अश्वगन्ध (aśvagandha).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /əʃ.ʋə.ɡən.d̪ʱɑː/, [ɐʃ.ʋɐ.ɡɐ̃n̪.d̪ʱäː]

Noun

अश्वगंधा • (aśvagandhā) f

1. ashwagandha

   Synonym: असगंध (asgandh)

Declension

Declension of अश्वगंधा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	अश्वगंधा aśvagandhā	अश्वगंधाएँ aśvagandhāẽ
oblique	अश्वगंधा aśvagandhā	अश्वगंधाओं aśvagandhāõ
vocative	अश्वगंधा aśvagandhā	अश्वगंधाओ aśvagandhāo

Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अश्वगन्ध (aśvagandha). First attested as Old Marathi 𑘁𑘭𑘽𑘟 (āsaṃda) and 𑘀𑘭𑘿𑘎𑘽𑘟 (askaṃda).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əɕ.ʋə.ɡən.d̪ʱa/

Noun

अश्वगंधा • (aśvagandhā) f

1. ashwagandha

Declension

Declension of अश्वगंधा (fem ā-stem)
direct singular	अश्वगंधा aśvagandhā
direct plural	अश्वगंधा aśvagandhā
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	अश्वगंधा aśvagandhā		अश्वगंधा aśvagandhā
oblique सामान्यरूप	अश्वगंधे aśvagandhe		अश्वगंधां- aśvagandhān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	अश्वगंधेला aśvagandhelā		अश्वगंधांना aśvagandhānnā
ergative	अश्वगंधेने, अश्वगंधेनं aśvagandhene, aśvagandhena		अश्वगंधांनी aśvagandhānnī
instrumental	अश्वगंधेशी aśvagandheśī		अश्वगंधांशी aśvagandhānśī
locative सप्तमी	अश्वगंधेत aśvagandhet		अश्वगंधांत aśvagandhāt
vocative संबोधन	अश्वगंधे aśvagandhe		अश्वगंधांनो aśvagandhānno
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 अश्वगंधा (fem ā-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
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	अश्वगंधेचा aśvagandheċā	अश्वगंधेचे aśvagandheċe	अश्वगंधेची aśvagandhecī	अश्वगंधेच्या aśvagandhecā	अश्वगंधेचे, अश्वगंधेचं aśvagandheċe, aśvagandheċa	अश्वगंधेची aśvagandhecī	अश्वगंधेच्या aśvagandhecā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	अश्वगंधांचा aśvagandhānċā	अश्वगंधांचे aśvagandhānċe	अश्वगंधांची aśvagandhāñcī	अश्वगंधांच्या aśvagandhāncā	अश्वगंधांचे, अश्वगंधांचं aśvagandhānċe, aśvagandhānċa	अश्वगंधांची aśvagandhāñcī	अश्वगंधांच्या aśvagandhāñcā
* 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

• Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “अश्वगंधा”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “अश्वगंधा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “आसंद”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).