उशी

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀊𑀲𑀅 (ūsaa), from Sanskrit उच्छीर्षक (ucchīrṣaka), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *ut-śīrṣa. Compare Konkani उशें (uśẽ), Gujarati ઓશીકું (ośīkũ), Hindi उसीसा (usīsā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /u.ɕi/, [u.ɕiː]

Noun

उशी • (uśī) f

1. pillow

Declension

Declension of उशी (fem ī-stem)
direct singular	उशी uśī
direct plural	उश्या uśyā
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	उशी uśī		उश्या uśyā
oblique सामान्यरूप	उशी uśī		उश्यां- uśyān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	उशीला uśīlā		उश्यांना uśyānnā
ergative	उशीने, उशीनं uśīne, uśīna		उश्यांनी uśyānnī
instrumental	उशीशी uśīśī		उश्यांशी uśyānśī
locative सप्तमी	उशीत uśīt		उश्यांत uśyāt
vocative संबोधन	उशी uśī		उश्यांनो uśyānno
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 उशी (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
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	उशीचा uśīċā	उशीचे uśīċe	उशीची uśīcī	उशीच्या uśīcā	उशीचे, उशीचं uśīċe, uśīċa	उशीची uśīcī	उशीच्या uśīcā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	उश्यांचा uśyānċā	उश्यांचे uśyānċe	उश्यांची uśyāñcī	उश्यांच्या uśyāncā	उश्यांचे, उश्यांचं uśyānċe, uśyānċa	उश्यांची uśyāñcī	उश्यांच्या uśyāñcā
* 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.

See also

• पलंग (palaṅga, “bed”)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “उशी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “उशी”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*ut--śīrṣa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press