मूळ

See also: मळ, मळा, माळ, मेळ, माळी, and मूल

Marathi

Etymology

From Sanskrit मूल (mūla). Cognate with Gujarati મૂળ (mūḷ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /muɭ̆/, [muːɭ̆]

Noun

मूळ • (mūḷ) n

1. (botany) root
2. (by extension) origin

   Synonym: निदान (nidān)

3. (by extension) progenitor, first ancestor

Declension

Declension of मूळ (neut cons-stem)
direct singular	मुळ muj̈ḷ
direct plural	मुळे, मुळं muj̈ḷe, muḷa
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	मुळ muj̈ḷ		मुळे, मुळं muj̈ḷe, muḷa
oblique सामान्यरूप	मुळा muj̈ḷā		मुळां- muj̈ḷān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	मुळाला muj̈ḷālā		मुळांना muj̈ḷānnā
ergative	मुळाने, मुळानं muj̈ḷāne, muj̈ḷāna		मुळांनी muj̈ḷānnī
instrumental	मुळाशी muj̈ḷāśī		मुळांशी muj̈ḷānśī
locative सप्तमी	मुळात muj̈ḷāt		मुळांत muj̈ḷāt
vocative संबोधन	मुळा muj̈ḷā		मुळांनो muj̈ḷānno
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 मूळ (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	मुळाचा muj̈ḷāċā	मुळाचे muj̈ḷāċe	मुळाची muj̈ḷācī	मुळाच्या muj̈ḷācā	मुळाचे, मुळाचं muj̈ḷāċe, muj̈ḷāċa	मुळाची muj̈ḷācī	मुळाच्या muj̈ḷācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	मुळांचा muj̈ḷānċā	मुळांचे muj̈ḷānċe	मुळांची muj̈ḷāñcī	मुळांच्या muj̈ḷāncā	मुळांचे, मुळांचं muj̈ḷānċe, muj̈ḷānċa	मुळांची muj̈ḷāñcī	मुळांच्या muj̈ḷāñcā
* 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.

Derived terms

• मूळव्याध (mūḷavyādh, “piles”)

 

See also

• मुळा (muḷā, “radish”)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “मूळ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.