नायिका

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नायिका (nāyikā), feminine form of नायक (nāyaka).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Hindi) IPA^(key): /nɑː.jɪ.kɑː/, [näː.jɪ.käː]

Noun

नायिका • (nāyikā) f (male equivalent नायक)

1. heroine, main actress

   Synonym: हीरोइन (hīroin)

   इस फ़िल्म की नायिका नाटक करने में इतनी अच्छी नहीं है।

   is film kī nāyikā nāṭak karne mẽ itnī acchī nahī̃ hai.

   The heroine in this film is not that good at acting.

Declension

Declension of नायिका (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	नायिका nāyikā	नायिकाएँ nāyikāẽ
oblique	नायिका nāyikā	नायिकाओं nāyikāõ
vocative	नायिका nāyikā	नायिकाओ nāyikāo

Derived terms

• उपनायिका (upnāyikā)

See also

• नायक (nāyak)

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit नायिका (nāyikā). First attested as Old Marathi 𑘡𑘰𑘧𑘎𑘰 (nāyakā).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na.ji.ka/
• Rhymes: -a
• Hyphenation: ना‧यि‧का

Noun

नायिका • (nāyikā) f (male equivalent नायक)

1. heroine (of a story, movie, play etc.)

   Antonym: खलनायिका (khalnāyikā)

Declension

Declension of नायिका (fem ā-stem)
direct singular	नायिका nāyikā
direct plural	नायिका nāyikā
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	नायिका nāyikā		नायिका nāyikā
oblique सामान्यरूप	नायिके nāyike		नायिकां- nāyikān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	नायिकेला nāyikelā		नायिकांना nāyikānnā
ergative	नायिकेने, नायिकेनं nāyikene, nāyikena		नायिकांनी nāyikānnī
instrumental	नायिकेशी nāyikeśī		नायिकांशी nāyikānśī
locative सप्तमी	नायिकेत nāyiket		नायिकांत nāyikāt
vocative संबोधन	नायिके nāyike		नायिकांनो nāyikānno
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 नायिका (fem 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	नायिकेचा nāyikeċā	नायिकेचे nāyikeċe	नायिकेची nāyikecī	नायिकेच्या nāyikecā	नायिकेचे, नायिकेचं nāyikeċe, nāyikeċa	नायिकेची nāyikecī	नायिकेच्या nāyikecā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	नायिकांचा nāyikānċā	नायिकांचे nāyikānċe	नायिकांची nāyikāñcī	नायिकांच्या nāyikāncā	नायिकांचे, नायिकांचं nāyikānċe, nāyikānċa	नायिकांची nāyikāñcī	नायिकांच्या nāyikāñcā
* 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), “नायिका”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Shankar Gopal Tulpule; Anne Feldhaus (1999), “नायका”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan