भंग

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit भङ्ग (bhaṅgá). Doublet of भाँग (bhāṅg).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /bʱəŋɡ/, [bʱɐ̃ŋɡ]

Adjective

भंग • (bhaṅg) (indeclinable)

1. broken, partitioned
2. interrupted
3. breached
4. damaged
5. defeated
6. bent, curved

Noun

भंग • (bhaṅg) m

1. breaking, splitting
2. partition
3. damage, destruction
4. defeat
5. disappointment, dejection
6. interruption (of a flow, current)
7. infringement, breach
8. adjournment (of a parliament)
9. dispersing (a crowd)
10. bend, curve
11. stick used to rub down hemp leaves in preparing bhang
12. Synonym of भाँग (bhāṅg, “bhang”)

Declension

Declension of भंग (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	भंग bhaṅg	भंग bhaṅg
oblique	भंग bhaṅg	भंगों bhaṅgõ
vocative	भंग bhaṅg	भंगो bhaṅgo

References

• Dāsa, Śyāmasundara (1965–1975) “भंग”, in Hindī Śabdasāgara [lit. Sea of Hindi words] (in Hindi), Kashi [Varanasi]: Nagari Pracarini Sabha
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “भंग”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “भंग”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘥𑘽𑘐 (bhaṃga, “defeat, broken”), from Sanskrit भङ्ग (bhaṅga). Doublet of भांग (bhāṅga).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʱəŋ.ɡə/

Adjective

भंग • (bhaṅga) (indeclinable)

1. broken, fractured, partitioned

Noun

भंग • (bhaṅga) m

1. an act of breaking, splitting
2. interruption (of a flow, current)
3. infringement, breach
4. adjournment (of a parliament)
5. Cannabis sativa, hemp

   Synonym: भांग (bhāṅga)

6. (dated) defeat

   Synonyms: पराभव (parābhav), पराजय (parājay)

Declension

Declension of भंग (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	भंग bhaṅga
direct plural	भंग bhaṅga
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	भंग bhaṅga		भंग bhaṅga
oblique सामान्यरूप	भंगा bhaṅgā		भंगां- bhaṅgān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	भंगाला bhaṅgālā		भंगांना bhaṅgānnā
ergative	भंगाने, भंगानं bhaṅgāne, bhaṅgāna		भंगांनी bhaṅgānnī
instrumental	भंगाशी bhaṅgāśī		भंगांशी bhaṅgānśī
locative सप्तमी	भंगात bhaṅgāt		भंगांत bhaṅgāt
vocative संबोधन	भंगा bhaṅgā		भंगांनो bhaṅgānno
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 भंग (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	भंगाचा bhaṅgāċā	भंगाचे bhaṅgāċe	भंगाची bhaṅgācī	भंगाच्या bhaṅgācā	भंगाचे, भंगाचं bhaṅgāċe, bhaṅgāċa	भंगाची bhaṅgācī	भंगाच्या bhaṅgācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	भंगांचा bhaṅgānċā	भंगांचे bhaṅgānċe	भंगांची bhaṅgāñcī	भंगांच्या bhaṅgāncā	भंगांचे, भंगांचं bhaṅgānċe, bhaṅgānċa	भंगांची bhaṅgāñcī	भंगांच्या bhaṅgāñcā
* 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

• -भंग (-bhaṅga, “suffix for broken”)

References

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