करंगळी

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘎𑘨𑘰𑘽𑘐𑘳𑘯𑘲 (karāṃguḷī, “little finger”), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀓𑀭𑀁𑀕𑀼𑀮𑀻 (karaṃgulī, “little finger”), from Sanskrit कर (kara, “hand”) + अङ्गुलि (aṅguli, “finger”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kə.ɾəŋ.ɡɭ̆i/, [kə.ɾəŋ.ɡɭ̆iː]

Noun

करंगळी • (karaṅgḷī) f

1. (anatomy) little finger

   दार बंद करताना चुकून त्याची करंगळी चिरडली गेली.

   dār banda kartānā cukūn tyācī karaṅgḷī ciraḍlī gelī.

   His little finger was accidentally crushed while closing the door.

Usage notes

• Historically the word, in allignment with its etymology, was used to refer solely to the little finger on the hand. In recent decades, however, the meaning of the word has broadened to also mean the little toe on the foot, depending on context.

Declension

Declension of करंगळी (fem ī-stem)
direct singular	करंगळी karaṅgaḷī
direct plural	करंगळ्या karaṅgaḷyā
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	करंगळी karaṅgaḷī		करंगळ्या karaṅgaḷyā
oblique सामान्यरूप	करंगळी karaṅgaḷī		करंगळ्यां- karaṅgaḷyān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	करंगळीला karaṅgaḷīlā		करंगळ्यांना karaṅgaḷyānnā
ergative	करंगळीने, करंगळीनं karaṅgaḷīne, karaṅgaḷīna		करंगळ्यांनी karaṅgaḷyānnī
instrumental	करंगळीशी karaṅgaḷīśī		करंगळ्यांशी karaṅgaḷyānśī
locative सप्तमी	करंगळीत karaṅgaḷīt		करंगळ्यांत karaṅgaḷyāt
vocative संबोधन	करंगळी karaṅgaḷī		करंगळ्यांनो karaṅgaḷyānno
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 करंगळी (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	करंगळीचा karaṅgaḷīċā	करंगळीचे karaṅgaḷīċe	करंगळीची karaṅgaḷīcī	करंगळीच्या karaṅgaḷīcā	करंगळीचे, करंगळीचं karaṅgaḷīċe, karaṅgaḷīċa	करंगळीची karaṅgaḷīcī	करंगळीच्या karaṅgaḷīcā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	करंगळ्यांचा karaṅgaḷyānċā	करंगळ्यांचे karaṅgaḷyānċe	करंगळ्यांची karaṅgaḷyāñcī	करंगळ्यांच्या karaṅgaḷyāncā	करंगळ्यांचे, करंगळ्यांचं karaṅgaḷyānċe, karaṅgaḷyānċa	करंगळ्यांची karaṅgaḷyāñcī	करंगळ्यांच्या karaṅgaḷyāñcā
* 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

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “करंगळी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “करंगळी”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “करांगुळी”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan