मीठ

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘦𑘲𑘙 (mīṭha), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀫𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞 (miṭṭha), from Sanskrit मिष्ट (miṣṭa), a later form of मृष्ट (mṛṣṭá). Cognate with Gujarati મીઠું (mīṭhũ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /miʈʰ/, [miːʈʰ]

Noun

मीठ • (mīṭh) n

1. salt

   Synonyms: लवण (lavaṇ), क्षार (kṣār)

Declension

Declension of मीठ (neut cons-stem)
direct singular	मीठ mīṭh
direct plural	मीठे, मीठं mīṭhe, mīṭha
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	मीठ mīṭh		मीठे, मीठं mīṭhe, mīṭha
oblique सामान्यरूप	मीठा mīṭhā		मीठां- mīṭhān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	मीठाला mīṭhālā		मीठांना mīṭhānnā
ergative	मीठाने, मीठानं mīṭhāne, mīṭhāna		मीठांनी mīṭhānnī
instrumental	मीठाशी mīṭhāśī		मीठांशी mīṭhānśī
locative सप्तमी	मीठात mīṭhāt		मीठांत mīṭhāt
vocative संबोधन	मीठा mīṭhā		मीठांनो mīṭhānno
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 मीठ (neut 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	मीठाचा mīṭhāċā	मीठाचे mīṭhāċe	मीठाची mīṭhācī	मीठाच्या mīṭhācā	मीठाचे, मीठाचं mīṭhāċe, mīṭhāċa	मीठाची mīṭhācī	मीठाच्या mīṭhācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	मीठांचा mīṭhānċā	मीठांचे mīṭhānċe	मीठांची mīṭhāñcī	मीठांच्या mīṭhāncā	मीठांचे, मीठांचं mīṭhānċe, mīṭhānċa	मीठांची mīṭhāñcī	मीठांच्या mīṭhāñcā
* 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

• खारट (khāraṭ, “salty”)

References

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