कलाकार

Hindi

Etymology

From कला (kalā) +‎ -कार (-kār), both of which are Sanskrit words.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /kə.lɑː.kɑːɾ/, [kɐ.läː.käːɾ]

Noun

कलाकार • (kalākār) m or f by sense

1. artist, one skilled in an art
2. a skilled performer
3. an actor

Declension

NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.

Declension of कलाकार (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	कलाकार kalākār	कलाकार kalākār
oblique	कलाकार kalākār	कलाकारों kalākārõ
vocative	कलाकार kalākār	कलाकारो kalākāro

Declension of कलाकार (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	कलाकार kalākār	कलाकारें kalākārẽ
oblique	कलाकार kalākār	कलाकारों kalākārõ
vocative	कलाकार kalākār	कलाकारो kalākāro

References

• Bahri, Hardev (1989) “कलाकार”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “कलाकार”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Etymology

From कला (kalā) +‎ -कार (-kār), both of which are Sanskrit words. Cognate with Gujarati કલાકાર (kalākār), Hindi कलाकार (kalākār).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kə.la.kaɾ/

Noun

कलाकार • (kalākār) m

1. artist, one skilled in an art

   Synonym: कलावंत (kalāvanta)

2. a skilled performer
3. an actor or actress

   Synonyms: अभिनेता (abhinetā), अभिनेत्री (abhinetrī)

Declension

Declension of कलाकार (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	कलाकार kalākār
direct plural	कलाकार kalākār
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	कलाकार kalākār		कलाकार kalākār
oblique सामान्यरूप	कलाकारा kalākārā		कलाकारां- kalākārān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	कलाकाराला kalākārālā		कलाकारांना kalākārānnā
ergative	कलाकाराने, कलाकारानं kalākārāne, kalākārāna		कलाकारांनी kalākārānnī
instrumental	कलाकाराशी kalākārāśī		कलाकारांशी kalākārānśī
locative सप्तमी	कलाकारात kalākārāt		कलाकारांत kalākārāt
vocative संबोधन	कलाकारा kalākārā		कलाकारांनो kalākārānno
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 कलाकार (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	कलाकाराचा kalākārāċā	कलाकाराचे kalākārāċe	कलाकाराची kalākārācī	कलाकाराच्या kalākārācā	कलाकाराचे, कलाकाराचं kalākārāċe, kalākārāċa	कलाकाराची kalākārācī	कलाकाराच्या kalākārācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	कलाकारांचा kalākārānċā	कलाकारांचे kalākārānċe	कलाकारांची kalākārāñcī	कलाकारांच्या kalākārāncā	कलाकारांचे, कलाकारांचं kalākārānċe, kalākārānċa	कलाकारांची kalākārāñcī	कलाकारांच्या kalākārāñcā
* 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.