कामगार

Hindi

Etymology

काम (kām, “work”) +‎ -गार (-gār, “denotes agency”).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /kɑːm.ɡɑːɾ/, [kä̃ːm.ɡäːɾ]

Noun

कामगार • (kāmgār) m

1. labourer, worker

   Synonyms: श्रमिक (śramik), मज़दूर (mazdūr)

Declension

Declension of कामगार (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	कामगार kāmgār	कामगार kāmgār
oblique	कामगार kāmgār	कामगारों kāmgārõ
vocative	कामगार kāmgār	कामगारो kāmgāro

Adjective

कामगार • (kāmgār) (indeclinable)

1. working, labouring

   इस देश में कामगार वर्ग की बदतर हालत है।

   is deś mẽ kāmgār varg kī badtar hālat hai.

   The working class is in a bad condition in this country.

Marathi

Etymology

काम (kām, “work”) +‎ -कार (-kār, “doer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kam.ɡaɾ/

Noun

कामगार • (kāmgār) m or f

1. worker, labourer

   Synonym: मजूर (maj̈ūr)

Declension

Declension of कामगार (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	कामगार kāmgār
direct plural	कामगार kāmgār
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	कामगार kāmgār		कामगार kāmgār
oblique सामान्यरूप	कामगारा kāmgārā		कामगारां- kāmgārān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	कामगाराला kāmgārālā		कामगारांना kāmgārānnā
ergative	कामगाराने, कामगारानं kāmgārāne, kāmgārāna		कामगारांनी kāmgārānnī
instrumental	कामगाराशी kāmgārāśī		कामगारांशी kāmgārānśī
locative सप्तमी	कामगारात kāmgārāt		कामगारांत kāmgārāt
vocative संबोधन	कामगारा kāmgārā		कामगारांनो kāmgārānno
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 कामगार (masc cons-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	कामगाराचा kāmgārāċā	कामगाराचे kāmgārāċe	कामगाराची kāmgārācī	कामगाराच्या kāmgārācā	कामगाराचे, कामगाराचं kāmgārāċe, kāmgārāċa	कामगाराची kāmgārācī	कामगाराच्या kāmgārācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	कामगारांचा kāmgārānċā	कामगारांचे kāmgārānċe	कामगारांची kāmgārāñcī	कामगारांच्या kāmgārāncā	कामगारांचे, कामगारांचं kāmgārānċe, kāmgārānċa	कामगारांची kāmgārāñcī	कामगारांच्या kāmgārāñcā
* 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.

Derived terms

• कामगार पक्ष (kāmgār pakṣa, “workers' party”)

 

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “कामगार”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “कामगार”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “कामगार”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press