जंत

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit जन्तु (jantu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʑən.t̪ə/

Noun

जंत • (janta) m

1. intestinal roundworm

Declension

Declension of जंत (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	जंत janta
direct plural	जंत janta
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	जंत janta		जंत janta
oblique सामान्यरूप	जंता jantā		जंतां- jantān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	जंताला jantālā		जंतांना jantānnā
ergative	जंताने, जंतानं jantāne, jantāna		जंतांनी jantānnī
instrumental	जंताशी jantāśī		जंतांशी jantānśī
locative सप्तमी	जंतात jantāt		जंतांत jantāt
vocative संबोधन	जंता jantā		जंतांनो jantānno
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 जंत (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	जंताचा jantāċā	जंताचे jantāċe	जंताची jantācī	जंताच्या jantācā	जंताचे, जंताचं jantāċe, jantāċa	जंताची jantācī	जंताच्या jantācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	जंतांचा jantānċā	जंतांचे jantānċe	जंतांची jantāñcī	जंतांच्या jantāncā	जंतांचे, जंतांचं jantānċe, jantānċa	जंतांची jantāñcī	जंतांच्या jantāñcā
* 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 Date, Molesworth, Tulpule/Feldhaus Vaze (2022) “जंत”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Marathi Dictionaries]