मेहुणा

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘦𑘹𑘮𑘳𑘜𑘰 (mehuṇā), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀫𑁂𑀳𑀼𑀡𑀺𑀅 (mehuṇia), from Sanskrit मिथुनक (mithunaka).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /me.ɦu.ɳa/, [mʱeu.ɳa]
Hyphenation: मे‧हु‧णा
Rhymes: -a

Noun

मेहुणा • (mehuṇā) m (feminine मेहुणी)

brother-in-law; the brother of one's wife or the husband of one's sister
Synonym: साळा (sāḷā)

माझा मेहुणा काही दिवसांसाठी राहायला येत आहे.
mājhā mehuṇā kāhī divsāusāṭhī rāhāylā yet āhe.
My brother-in-law is coming to stay for a few days.

Declension

Declension of मेहुणा (masc ā-stem)
direct singular	मेहुणा mehuṇā
direct plural	मेहुणे mehuṇe
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	मेहुणा mehuṇā	मेहुणे mehuṇe
oblique सामान्यरूप	मेहुण्या mehuṇyā	मेहुण्यां- mehuṇyān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	मेहुण्याला mehuṇyālā	मेहुण्यांना mehuṇyānnā
ergative	मेहुण्याने, मेहुण्यानं mehuṇyāne, mehuṇyāna	मेहुण्यांनी mehuṇyānnī
instrumental	मेहुण्याशी mehuṇyāśī	मेहुण्यांशी mehuṇyānśī
locative सप्तमी	मेहुण्यात mehuṇyāt	मेहुण्यांत mehuṇyāt
vocative संबोधन	मेहुण्या mehuṇyā	मेहुण्यांनो mehuṇyānno
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 मेहुणा (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	oblique सामान्यरूप
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	मेहुण्याचा mehuṇyāċā	मेहुण्याचे mehuṇyāċe	मेहुण्याची mehuṇyācī	मेहुण्याच्या mehuṇyācā	मेहुण्याचे, मेहुण्याचं mehuṇyāċe, mehuṇyāċa	मेहुण्याची mehuṇyācī	मेहुण्याच्या mehuṇyācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	मेहुण्यांचा mehuṇyānċā	मेहुण्यांचे mehuṇyānċe	मेहुण्यांची mehuṇyāñcī	मेहुण्यांच्या mehuṇyāncā	मेहुण्यांचे, मेहुण्यांचं mehuṇyānċe, mehuṇyānċa	मेहुण्यांची mehuṇyāñcī	मेहुण्यांच्या mehuṇyāñcā
^* 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, Maxine (1982–1983) “मेहुणा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “मेहुणा”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan