भोपळा

See also: भोपाळ

Marathi

Alternative forms

• भोंपळा (bhompḷā, “nasalised spelling”)

Etymology

Unknown. Possible etymology includes derivation from Sanskrit भुफल (bhuphala, “fruit from the ground”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʱop.ɭ̆a/

Noun

भोपळा • (bhopḷā) m

1. pumpkin, calabash, gourd

Declension

Declension of भोपळा (masc ā-stem)
direct singular	भोपळा bhopḷā
direct plural	भोपळे bhopḷe
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	भोपळा bhopḷā		भोपळे bhopḷe
oblique सामान्यरूप	भोपळ्या bhopḷyā		भोपळ्यां- bhopḷyān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	भोपळ्याला bhopḷyālā		भोपळ्यांना bhopḷyānnā
ergative	भोपळ्याने, भोपळ्यानं bhopḷyāne, bhopḷyāna		भोपळ्यांनी bhopḷyānnī
instrumental	भोपळ्याशी bhopḷyāśī		भोपळ्यांशी bhopḷyānśī
locative सप्तमी	भोपळ्यात bhopḷyāt		भोपळ्यांत bhopḷyāt
vocative संबोधन	भोपळ्या bhopḷyā		भोपळ्यांनो bhopḷyānno
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 भोपळा (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	भोपळ्याचा bhopḷyāċā	भोपळ्याचे bhopḷyāċe	भोपळ्याची bhopḷyācī	भोपळ्याच्या bhopḷyācā	भोपळ्याचे, भोपळ्याचं bhopḷyāċe, bhopḷyāċa	भोपळ्याची bhopḷyācī	भोपळ्याच्या bhopḷyācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	भोपळ्यांचा bhopḷyānċā	भोपळ्यांचे bhopḷyānċe	भोपळ्यांची bhopḷyāñcī	भोपळ्यांच्या bhopḷyāncā	भोपळ्यांचे, भोपळ्यांचं bhopḷyānċe, bhopḷyānċa	भोपळ्यांची bhopḷyāñcī	भोपळ्यांच्या bhopḷyāñcā
* 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.

See also

• लौकी (laukī, “one Hindi equivalent”)
• कद्दू (kaddū, “another Hindi equivalent”)

References

• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “भोंपळा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “भोपळा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies