मनगट

Marathi

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तळहात

मनगट

अंगठा

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मध्यमा

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘦𑘡𑘲𑘎𑘘 (manīkaṭa), 𑘦𑘡𑘲𑘐𑘘 (manīgaṭa), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀕𑀁𑀞𑀺 (*maṇigaṃṭhi). Compare Kannada ಮಣಿಕಟ್ಟು (maṇikaṭṭu), Telugu మణికట్టు (maṇikaṭṭu), Tamil மணிக்கட்டு (maṇikkaṭṭu), Malayalam മണിക്കെട്ട് (maṇikkeṭṭŭ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mən.ɡəʈ/

Noun

मनगट • (mangaṭ) n

1. (anatomy) wrist

Declension

Declension of मनगट (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	मनगट mangaṭ
direct plural	मनगट mangaṭ
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	मनगट mangaṭ		मनगट mangaṭ
oblique सामान्यरूप	मनगटा managṭā		मनगटां- managṭān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	मनगटाला managṭālā		मनगटांना managṭānnā
ergative	मनगटाने, मनगटानं managṭāne, managṭāna		मनगटांनी managṭānnī
instrumental	मनगटाशी managṭāśī		मनगटांशी managṭānśī
locative सप्तमी	मनगटात managṭāt		मनगटांत managṭāt
vocative संबोधन	मनगटा managṭā		मनगटांनो managṭānno
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 मनगट (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	मनगटाचा managṭāċā	मनगटाचे managṭāċe	मनगटाची managṭācī	मनगटाच्या managṭācā	मनगटाचे, मनगटाचं managṭāċe, managṭāċa	मनगटाची managṭācī	मनगटाच्या managṭācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	मनगटांचा managṭānċā	मनगटांचे managṭānċe	मनगटांची managṭāñcī	मनगटांच्या managṭāncā	मनगटांचे, मनगटांचं managṭānċe, managṭānċa	मनगटांची managṭāñcī	मनगटांच्या managṭāñcā
* 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.

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “मनगट”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary‎^[1], New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, page 114
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “मणगट”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 627
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “मण(न)गट”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 2409.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*maṇigranthi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 558