मुंढी

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit मूर्धन् (mūrdhan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muɳ.ɖʱi/, [muɳ.ɖʱiː]

Noun

मुंढी • (muṇḍhī) f

1. (anatomy) head

Declension

Declension of मुंढी (fem ī-stem)
direct singular	मुंढी muṇḍhī
direct plural	मुंढ्या muṇḍhyā
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	मुंढी muṇḍhī		मुंढ्या muṇḍhyā
oblique सामान्यरूप	मुंढी muṇḍhī		मुंढ्यां- muṇḍhyān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	मुंढीला muṇḍhīlā		मुंढ्यांना muṇḍhyānnā
ergative	मुंढीने, मुंढीनं muṇḍhīne, muṇḍhīna		मुंढ्यांनी muṇḍhyānnī
instrumental	मुंढीशी muṇḍhīśī		मुंढ्यांशी muṇḍhyānśī
locative सप्तमी	मुंढीत muṇḍhīt		मुंढ्यांत muṇḍhyāt
vocative संबोधन	मुंढी muṇḍhī		मुंढ्यांनो muṇḍhyānno
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 मुंढी (fem ī-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	मुंढीचा muṇḍhīċā	मुंढीचे muṇḍhīċe	मुंढीची muṇḍhīcī	मुंढीच्या muṇḍhīcā	मुंढीचे, मुंढीचं muṇḍhīċe, muṇḍhīċa	मुंढीची muṇḍhīcī	मुंढीच्या muṇḍhīcā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	मुंढ्यांचा muṇḍhyānċā	मुंढ्यांचे muṇḍhyānċe	मुंढ्यांची muṇḍhyāñcī	मुंढ्यांच्या muṇḍhyāncā	मुंढ्यांचे, मुंढ्यांचं muṇḍhyānċe, muṇḍhyānċa	मुंढ्यांची muṇḍhyāñcī	मुंढ्यांच्या muṇḍhyāñcā
* 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) “मुंढी”, in Digital Dictionaries of South Asia [Combined Marathi Dictionaries]