डाग

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Marathi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian داغ (dāğ). First attested as Old Marathi 𑘚𑘰𑘐 (ḍāga). Compare Gujarati ડાઘો (ḍāgho), Hindustani داغ (dāġ) / दाग़ (dāġ), Sindhi داغُ / दागु, Punjabi ਦਾਗ਼ (dāġ) / داغ (dāġ), Maithili दाग (dāg) / 𑒠𑒰𑒑 (dāga), Bengali দাগ (dag), Assamese দাগ (dag).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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डाग (ḍāgm

  1. spot, stain, blot
    हा डाग कधीच जाणार नाही.
    ḍāg kadhīc jāṇār nāhī.
    This stain will never go away.
  2. slur, stigma

Declension

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Declension of डाग (masc cons-stem)
direct
singular
डाग
dāg
direct
plural
डाग
dāg
singular
एकवचन
plural
अनेकवचन
nominative
प्रथमा
डाग
dāg
डाग
dāg
oblique
सामान्यरूप
डागा
dāgā
डागां-
dāgān-
acc. / dative
द्वितीया / चतुर्थी
डागाला
dāgālā
डागांना
dāgānnā
ergative डागाने, डागानं
dāgāne, dāgāna
डागांनी
dāgānnī
instrumental डागाशी
dāgāśī
डागांशी
dāgānśī
locative
सप्तमी
डागात
dāgāt
डागांत
dāgāt
vocative
संबोधन
डागा
dāgā
डागांनो
dāgānno
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 डाग (masc 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
डागाचा
dāgāċā
डागाचे
dāgāċe
डागाची
dāgācī
डागाच्या
dāgācā
डागाचे, डागाचं
dāgāċe, dāgāċa
डागाची
dāgācī
डागाच्या
dāgācā
plural subject
अनेकवचनी कर्ता
डागांचा
dāgānċā
डागांचे
dāgānċe
डागांची
dāgāñcī
डागांच्या
dāgāncā
डागांचे, डागांचं
dāgānċe, dāgānċa
डागांची
dāgāñcī
डागांच्या
dāgāñcā
* Note: Word-final (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as (a).
Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “डाग”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “डाग”, 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) “डाग”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).