सावली

Marathi

Alternative forms

• सावळी (sāvḷī)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘭𑘰𑘄𑘩𑘲 (sāulī), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀙𑀸𑀆 (chāā) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮- (-illa-) + -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀙𑀸𑀬𑀸 (chāyā) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮- (-illa-) + -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-), from Sanskrit छाया (chāyā́), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *śćaHyáH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *śćaHyáH, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃ih₂. Cognate with Konkani साव्ळी (sāvḷī), Hindi छाँव (chā̃v), Assamese ছাঁ (sã).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saʋ.li/, [saʋ.liː]

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Noun

सावली • (sāvlī) f

1. shadow, shade

   Synonym: छाया (chāyā)

Declension

Declension of सावली (fem ī-stem)
direct singular	सावली sāvlī
direct plural	सावल्या sāvlyā
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	सावली sāvlī		सावल्या sāvlyā
oblique सामान्यरूप	सावली sāvlī		सावल्यां- sāvlyān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	सावलीला sāvlīlā		सावल्यांना sāvlyānnā
ergative	सावलीने, सावलीनं sāvlīne, sāvlīna		सावल्यांनी sāvlyānnī
instrumental	सावलीशी sāvlīśī		सावल्यांशी sāvlyānśī
locative सप्तमी	सावलीत sāvlīt		सावल्यांत sāvlyāt
vocative संबोधन	सावली sāvlī		सावल्यांनो sāvlyānno
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 सावली (fem ī-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	सावलीचा sāvlīċā	सावलीचे sāvlīċe	सावलीची sāvlīcī	सावलीच्या sāvlīcā	सावलीचे, सावलीचं sāvlīċe, sāvlīċa	सावलीची sāvlīcī	सावलीच्या sāvlīcā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	सावल्यांचा sāvlyānċā	सावल्यांचे sāvlyānċe	सावल्यांची sāvlyāñcī	सावल्यांच्या sāvlyāncā	सावल्यांचे, सावल्यांचं sāvlyānċe, sāvlyānċa	सावल्यांची sāvlyāñcī	सावल्यांच्या sāvlyāñcā
* 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, “सावली”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “सावली”, 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) “सावली”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “chāyāˊ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press