छावा

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘔𑘰𑘪𑘰 (chāvā, “baby animal”), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀙𑀸𑀯 (chāva, “baby animal”), from Sanskrit शावक (śāvaka, “the young of any animal”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ɕʰa.ʋa/

Noun

छावा • (chāvā) m

1. the young of any animal; most commonly used to refer to a lion cub
2. (dated, figuratively) applied to a handsome individual

Declension

Declension of छावा (masc ā-stem)
direct singular	छावा chāvā
direct plural	छावे chāve
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	छावा chāvā		छावे chāve
oblique सामान्यरूप	छाव्या chāvyā		छाव्यां- chāvyān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	छाव्याला chāvyālā		छाव्यांना chāvyānnā
ergative	छाव्याने, छाव्यानं chāvyāne, chāvyāna		छाव्यांनी chāvyānnī
instrumental	छाव्याशी chāvyāśī		छाव्यांशी chāvyānśī
locative सप्तमी	छाव्यात chāvyāt		छाव्यांत chāvyāt
vocative संबोधन	छाव्या chāvyā		छाव्यांनो chāvyānno
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 छावा (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	छाव्याचा chāvyāċā	छाव्याचे chāvyāċe	छाव्याची chāvyācī	छाव्याच्या chāvyācā	छाव्याचे, छाव्याचं chāvyāċe, chāvyāċa	छाव्याची chāvyācī	छाव्याच्या chāvyācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	छाव्यांचा chāvyānċā	छाव्यांचे chāvyānċe	छाव्यांची chāvyāñcī	छाव्यांच्या chāvyāncā	छाव्यांचे, छाव्यांचं chāvyānċe, chāvyānċa	छाव्यांची chāvyāñcī	छाव्यांच्या chāvyāñcā
* 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) “छावा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “छावा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “छाव”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].