वळण

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘪𑘯𑘜 (vaḷaṇa), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀯𑀮𑀡 (valaṇa), from Sanskrit वलन (valana). Related to वळणे (vaḷṇe, “to turn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋə.ɭ̆əɳ/

Noun

वळण • (vaḷaṇ) n or f

1. turn, curve

Declension

Declension of वळण (neut cons-stem)
direct singular	वळण vaḷaṇ
direct plural	वळणे, वळणं vaḷaṇe, vaḷṇa
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	वळण vaḷaṇ		वळणे, वळणं vaḷaṇe, vaḷṇa
oblique सामान्यरूप	वळणा vaḷaṇā		वळणां- vaḷaṇān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	वळणाला vaḷaṇālā		वळणांना vaḷaṇānnā
ergative	वळणाने, वळणानं vaḷaṇāne, vaḷaṇāna		वळणांनी vaḷaṇānnī
instrumental	वळणाशी vaḷaṇāśī		वळणांशी vaḷaṇānśī
locative सप्तमी	वळणात vaḷaṇāt		वळणांत vaḷaṇāt
vocative संबोधन	वळणा vaḷaṇā		वळणांनो vaḷaṇānno
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 वळण (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	वळणाचा vaḷaṇāċā	वळणाचे vaḷaṇāċe	वळणाची vaḷaṇācī	वळणाच्या vaḷaṇācā	वळणाचे, वळणाचं vaḷaṇāċe, vaḷaṇāċa	वळणाची vaḷaṇācī	वळणाच्या vaḷaṇācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	वळणांचा vaḷaṇānċā	वळणांचे vaḷaṇānċe	वळणांची vaḷaṇāñcī	वळणांच्या vaḷaṇāncā	वळणांचे, वळणांचं vaḷaṇānċe, vaḷaṇānċa	वळणांची vaḷaṇāñcī	वळणांच्या vaḷaṇāñcā
* 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, “वळण”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “वळण”, 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) “वळण”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).