गंध

See also: गांधी and गधा

Hindi

Alternative forms

• गन्ध (gandh)

Etymology

From Sanskrit गन्ध (gandha), with a change of gender.

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɡənd̪ʱ/, [ɡɐ̃n̪d̪ʱ]

Noun

गंध • (gandh) f (Urdu spelling گندھ)

1. smell, odor, scent

   Synonym: बू (bū)

   सामान्य रूप से फूलों से अच्छी गंध आती है।

   sāmānya rūp se phūlõ se acchī gandh ātī hai.

   Usually flowers give off a nice smell.

Declension

Declension of गंध (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	गंध gandh	गंधें gandhẽ
oblique	गंध gandh	गंधों gandhõ
vocative	गंध gandh	गंधो gandho

See also

• सुगंध (sugandh)
• दुर्गंध (durgandh)

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “गंध”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
• Platts, John T. (1884) “गंध”, in A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English, London: W. H. Allen & Co.

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit गन्ध (gandha).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡən.d̪ʱə/

Noun

गंध • (gandha) m

1. smell, fragrance, scent

   Synonym: वास (vās)

2. a sandalwood pigment (usually applied on the forehead)
3. (rare) null, non-existent

Declension

Declension of गंध (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	गंध gandh
direct plural	गंध gandh
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	गंध gandh		गंध gandh
oblique सामान्यरूप	गंधा gandhā		गंधां- gandhān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	गंधाला gandhālā		गंधांना gandhānnā
ergative	गंधाने, गंधानं gandhāne, gandhāna		गंधांनी gandhānnī
instrumental	गंधाशी gandhāśī		गंधांशी gandhānśī
locative सप्तमी	गंधात gandhāt		गंधांत gandhāt
vocative संबोधन	गंधा gandhā		गंधांनो gandhānno
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 गंध (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	गंधाचा gandhāċā	गंधाचे gandhāċe	गंधाची gandhācī	गंधाच्या gandhācā	गंधाचे, गंधाचं gandhāċe, gandhāċa	गंधाची gandhācī	गंधाच्या gandhācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	गंधांचा gandhānċā	गंधांचे gandhānċe	गंधांची gandhāñcī	गंधांच्या gandhāncā	गंधांचे, गंधांचं gandhānċe, gandhānċa	गंधांची gandhāñcī	गंधांच्या gandhāñcā
* 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

• Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “गंध”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press