मेहुणी

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘦𑘹𑘮𑘳𑘜𑘲 (mehuṇī), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀫𑁂𑀳𑀼𑀡𑀺𑀆 (mehuṇiā), from Sanskrit मिथुनका (mithunakā).

Noun

मेहुणी • (mehuṇī) f (masculine मेहुणा)

1. sister-in-law; the sister of one's wife

   Synonym: साळी (sāḷī)

Declension

Declension of मेहुणी (fem ī-stem)
direct singular	मेहुणी mehuṇī
direct plural	मेहुण्या mehuṇyā
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	मेहुणी mehuṇī		मेहुण्या mehuṇyā
oblique सामान्यरूप	मेहुणी mehuṇī		मेहुण्यां- mehuṇyān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	मेहुणीला mehuṇīlā		मेहुण्यांना mehuṇyānnā
ergative	मेहुणीने, मेहुणीनं mehuṇīne, mehuṇīna		मेहुण्यांनी mehuṇyānnī
instrumental	मेहुणीशी mehuṇīśī		मेहुण्यांशी mehuṇyānśī
locative सप्तमी	मेहुणीत mehuṇīt		मेहुण्यांत mehuṇyāt
vocative संबोधन	मेहुणी mehuṇī		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 मेहुणी (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	मेहुणीचा mehuṇīċā	मेहुणीचे mehuṇīċe	मेहुणीची mehuṇīcī	मेहुणीच्या mehuṇīcā	मेहुणीचे, मेहुणीचं mehuṇīċe, mehuṇīċa	मेहुणीची mehuṇīcī	मेहुणीच्या mehuṇīcā
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) “मेहुणी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “मेहुणी”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “maithuná”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press