डोंगर

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘚𑘻𑘽𑘐𑘨 (ḍoṃgara), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀟𑀼𑀁𑀕𑀭 (ḍuṃgara), of a non-Indo-Aryan substrate origin.

Cognates

Compare Gujarati ડુંગર (ḍuṅgar), Hindi डूंगर (ḍūṅgar), Marwari डूंगर (ḍūṅgar) and Kachchi ડોંગર (ḍoṅgar).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɖoŋ.ɡəɾ/
• Rhymes: -əɾ
• Hyphenation: डों‧गर

Noun

डोंगर • (ḍoṅgar) m

1. hill

   Synonyms: टेकडी (ṭekḍī), टेकाड (ṭekāḍ)

2. mountain

   Synonyms: पर्वत (parvat), गिरी (girī), पहाड (pahāḍ)

Declension

Declension of डोंगर (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	डोंगर ḍoṅgar
direct plural	डोंगर ḍoṅgar
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	डोंगर ḍoṅgar		डोंगर ḍoṅgar
oblique सामान्यरूप	डोंगरा ḍoṅgrā		डोंगरां- ḍoṅgrān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	डोंगराला ḍoṅgrālā		डोंगरांना ḍoṅgrānnā
ergative	डोंगराने, डोंगरानं ḍoṅgrāne, ḍoṅgrāna		डोंगरांनी ḍoṅgrānnī
instrumental	डोंगराशी ḍoṅgrāśī		डोंगरांशी ḍoṅgrānśī
locative सप्तमी	डोंगरात ḍoṅgrāt		डोंगरांत ḍoṅgrāt
vocative संबोधन	डोंगरा ḍoṅgrā		डोंगरांनो ḍoṅgrānno
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 डोंगर (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	डोंगराचा ḍoṅgrāċā	डोंगराचे ḍoṅgrāċe	डोंगराची ḍoṅgrācī	डोंगराच्या ḍoṅgrācā	डोंगराचे, डोंगराचं ḍoṅgrāċe, ḍoṅgrāċa	डोंगराची ḍoṅgrācī	डोंगराच्या ḍoṅgrācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	डोंगरांचा ḍoṅgrānċā	डोंगरांचे ḍoṅgrānċe	डोंगरांची ḍoṅgrāñcī	डोंगरांच्या ḍoṅgrāncā	डोंगरांचे, डोंगरांचं ḍoṅgrānċe, ḍoṅgrānċa	डोंगरांची ḍoṅgrāñcī	डोंगरांच्या ḍoṅgrāñcā
* 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

More information

Further reading

• Shankar Gopal Tulpule; Anne Feldhaus (1999), “डोंगर”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan