मुंगी

Marathi

मुंग्यांचा समूह

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi मुंगी (muṃgī), from Proto-Indo-Aryan. Related with मुंगळा (muṅgḷā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muŋ.ɡi/, [muŋ.ɡiː]

Noun

मुंगी • (muṅgī) f

1. ant

Declension

Declension of मुंगी (fem ī-stem)
direct singular	मुंगी muṅgī
direct plural	मुंग्या muṅgyā
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	मुंगी muṅgī		मुंग्या muṅgyā
oblique सामान्यरूप	मुंगी muṅgī		मुंग्यां- muṅgyān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	मुंगीला muṅgīlā		मुंग्यांना muṅgyānnā
ergative	मुंगीने, मुंगीनं muṅgīne, muṅgīna		मुंग्यांनी muṅgyānnī
instrumental	मुंगीशी muṅgīśī		मुंग्यांशी muṅgyānśī
locative सप्तमी	मुंगीत muṅgīt		मुंग्यांत muṅgyāt
vocative संबोधन	मुंगी muṅgī		मुंग्यांनो muṅgyānno
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 मुंगी (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	मुंगीचा muṅgīċā	मुंगीचे muṅgīċe	मुंगीची muṅgīcī	मुंगीच्या muṅgīcā	मुंगीचे, मुंगीचं muṅgīċe, muṅgīċa	मुंगीची muṅgīcī	मुंगीच्या muṅgīcā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	मुंग्यांचा muṅgyānċā	मुंग्यांचे muṅgyānċe	मुंग्यांची muṅgyāñcī	मुंग्यांच्या muṅgyāncā	मुंग्यांचे, मुंग्यांचं muṅgyānċe, muṅgyānċa	मुंग्यांची muṅgyāñcī	मुंग्यांच्या muṅgyāñcā
* 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, “मुंगी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “मुंगी”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “मुंगी”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “[1]”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.