उशी

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उशी

Etymology

Inherited from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀊𑀲𑀅 (ūsaa), from Sanskrit उच्छीर्षक (ucchīrṣaka), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *ut-śīrṣa. Compare Konkani उशें (uśẽ), Gujarati ઓશીકું (ośīkũ), Hindi उसीसा (usīsā).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /u.ɕi/, [u.ɕiː]

Noun

उशी • (uśī) f

pillow

Declension

Declension of **उशी** (fem ī-stem)
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	उशी uśī	उश्या uśyā
oblique सामान्यरूप	उशी uśī	उश्यां- uśyā̃
accusative / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	उशीला uśīlā	उश्यांना uśyānnā
ergative	उशीने, उशीनं uśīne, uśīna	उश्यांनी uśyānnī
instrumental	उशीशी uśīśī	उश्यांशी uśyāuśī
locative सप्तमी	उशीत uśīt	उश्यांत uśyānta
vocative संबोधन	उशी uśī	उश्यांनो uśyānno

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 **उशी** (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	oblique सामान्यरूप
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	उशीचा uśīcā	उशीचे uśīce	उशीची uśīcī	उशीच्या uśīcyā	उशीचे, उशीचं uśīce, uśīca	उशीची uśīcī	उशीच्या uśīcyā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	उश्यांचा uśyāñcā	उश्यांचे uśyāñce	उश्यांची uśyāñcī	उश्यांच्या uśyāñcyā	उश्यांचे, उश्यांचं uśyāñce, uśyāñca	उश्यांची uśyāñcī	उश्यांच्या uśyāñcyā

^* 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), “उशी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “उशी”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*ut--śīrṣa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press