खडू

Marathi

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Cognate with Hindi खड़िया (khaṛiyā), Nepali खरी (kharī).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kʰə.ɖu/, [kʰə.ɖuː]

Noun

खडू • (khaḍū) m

1. chalk

Declension

Declension of खडू (fem ū-stem)
direct singular	खडू khaḍū
direct plural	खडू khaḍu
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	खडू khaḍū		खडू khaḍu
oblique सामान्यरूप	खडू khaḍu		खडूं- khaḍun-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	खडूला khaḍulā		खडूंना khaḍunnā
ergative	खडूने, खडूनं khaḍune, khaḍuna		खडूंनी khaḍunnī
instrumental	खडूशी khaḍuśī		खडूंशी khaḍunśī
locative सप्तमी	खडूत khaḍut		खडूंत khaḍut
vocative संबोधन	खडू khaḍu		खडूंनो khaḍunno
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 खडू (fem ū-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	खडूचा khaḍuċā	खडूचे khaḍuċe	खडूची khaḍucī	खडूच्या khaḍucā	खडूचे, खडूचं khaḍuċe, khaḍuċa	खडूची khaḍucī	खडूच्या khaḍucā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	खडूंचा khaḍunċā	खडूंचे khaḍunċe	खडूंची khaḍuñcī	खडूंच्या khaḍuncā	खडूंचे, खडूंचं khaḍunċe, khaḍunċa	खडूंची khaḍuñcī	खडूंच्या khaḍuñcā
* 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.

See also

• फळा (phaḷā, “blackboard”)