गळा

See also: गळ, गाळ, गोळ, गोळा, and गोळी

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi गळा (gaḷā), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀕𑀮 (gala) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit गल (gala). Cognate to Konkani गळो (gaḷô), Hindi गला (galā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡə.ɭ̆a/

Noun

गळा • (gaḷā) m

1. (anatomy) neck

   Synonym: कंठ (kaṇṭha)

   गळ्यातील रक्तवाहिनी खूप महत्त्वाची असते.

   gaḷyātīl raktavāhinī khūp mahattvācī aste.

   The blood vessel in the neck is very important.

2. throat

   Synonym: घसा (ghasā)

Declension

Declension of गळा (masc ā-stem)
direct singular	गळा gaḷā
direct plural	गळे gaḷe
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	गळा gaḷā		गळे gaḷe
oblique सामान्यरूप	गळ्या gaḷyā		गळ्यां- gaḷyān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	गळ्याला gaḷyālā		गळ्यांना gaḷyānnā
ergative	गळ्याने, गळ्यानं gaḷyāne, gaḷyāna		गळ्यांनी gaḷyānnī
instrumental	गळ्याशी gaḷyāśī		गळ्यांशी gaḷyānśī
locative सप्तमी	गळ्यात gaḷyāt		गळ्यांत gaḷyāt
vocative संबोधन	गळ्या gaḷyā		गळ्यांनो gaḷyānno
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 गळा (masc 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	गळ्याचा gaḷyāċā	गळ्याचे gaḷyāċe	गळ्याची gaḷyācī	गळ्याच्या gaḷyācā	गळ्याचे, गळ्याचं gaḷyāċe, gaḷyāċa	गळ्याची gaḷyācī	गळ्याच्या gaḷyācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	गळ्यांचा gaḷyānċā	गळ्यांचे gaḷyānċe	गळ्यांची gaḷyāñcī	गळ्यांच्या gaḷyāncā	गळ्यांचे, गळ्यांचं gaḷyānċe, gaḷyānċa	गळ्यांची gaḷyāñcī	गळ्यांच्या gaḷyāñcā
* 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) “गळा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “गळा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “गळा”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “gala”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press