थवा

See also: थ्व

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀣𑀯𑀅 (thavaa), from Sanskrit स्तबक (stabaka).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t̪ʰə.ʋa/

Noun

थवा • (thavā) m

1. flock (of birds), crowd

   Synonyms: जमाव (j̈amāv), जथ्था (j̈aththā), समूह (samūha)

Declension

Declension of थवा (masc ā-stem)
direct singular	थवा thavā
direct plural	थवे thave
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	थवा thavā		थवे thave
oblique सामान्यरूप	थव्या thavyā		थव्यां- thavyān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	थव्याला thavyālā		थव्यांना thavyānnā
ergative	थव्याने, थव्यानं thavyāne, thavyāna		थव्यांनी thavyānnī
instrumental	थव्याशी thavyāśī		थव्यांशी thavyānśī
locative सप्तमी	थव्यात thavyāt		थव्यांत thavyāt
vocative संबोधन	थव्या thavyā		थव्यांनो thavyānno
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 थवा (masc ā-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	थव्याचा thavyāċā	थव्याचे thavyāċe	थव्याची thavyācī	थव्याच्या thavyācā	थव्याचे, थव्याचं thavyāċe, thavyāċa	थव्याची thavyācī	थव्याच्या thavyācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	थव्यांचा thavyānċā	थव्यांचे thavyānċe	थव्यांची thavyāñcī	थव्यांच्या thavyāncā	थव्यांचे, थव्यांचं thavyānċe, thavyānċa	थव्यांची thavyāñcī	थव्यांच्या thavyāñcā
* 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.

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine, “थवा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983, page 65.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “थवा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 395
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “थवा”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “stábaka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 788