अवमान

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit अवमानः (avamānaḥ, “disrespect”). Cognate with Kannada ಅವಮಾನ (avamāna), Tamil அவமானம் (avamāṉam) and Telugu అవమానము (avamānamu).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /əʋ.man/

Noun

अवमान • (avmān) m

disrespect, disregard
Synonyms: अपमान (apmān), अनादर (anādar)
insult
Synonyms: मानभंग (mānbhaṅga), पाणउतारा (pāṇautārā)

Declension

Declension of **अवमान** (masc cons-stem)
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	अवमान avmān	अवमान avmān
oblique सामान्यरूप	अवमाना avmānā	अवमानां- avmānā̃-
accusative / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	अवमानाला avmānālā	अवमानांना avmānānnā
ergative	अवमानाने, अवमानानं avmānāne, avmānāna	अवमानांनी avmānānnī
instrumental	अवमानाशी avmānāśī	अवमानांशी avmānāuśī
locative सप्तमी	अवमानात avmānāt	अवमानांत avmānānta
vocative संबोधन	अवमाना avmānā	अवमानांनो avmānānno

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 **अवमान** (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	oblique सामान्यरूप
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	अवमानाचा avmānācā	अवमानाचे avmānāce	अवमानाची avmānācī	अवमानाच्या avmānācyā	अवमानाचे, अवमानाचं avmānāce, avmānāca	अवमानाची avmānācī	अवमानाच्या avmānācyā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	अवमानांचा avmānāñcā	अवमानांचे avmānāñce	अवमानांची avmānāñcī	अवमानांच्या avmānāñcyā	अवमानांचे, अवमानांचं avmānāñce, avmānāñca	अवमानांची avmānāñcī	अवमानांच्या avmānāñcyā

^* 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.

Derived terms

अवमानित (avmānit)
अवमानणे (avmānṇe)

References

Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “अवमान”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911), “अवमान”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press