पाऊस

Marathi

पाऊस

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘢𑘰𑘄𑘭 (pāusa), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀧𑀸𑀉𑀲 (pāusa), from Sanskrit प्रावृष (prāvṛṣa). Cognate with Konkani पाव्स (pāvs). Related to पावसाळा (pāvsāḷā, “monsoon”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paus/, [pauːs]

Noun

पाऊस • (pāūs) m

1. rain

Declension

Declension of पाऊस (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	पावस pāvs
direct plural	पावस pāvs
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	पावस pāvs		पावस pāvs
oblique सामान्यरूप	पावसा pāvsā		पावसां- pāvsān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	पावसाला pāvsālā		पावसांना pāvsānnā
ergative	पावसाने, पावसानं pāvsāne, pāvsāna		पावसांनी pāvsānnī
instrumental	पावसाशी pāvsāśī		पावसांशी pāvsānśī
locative सप्तमी	पावसात pāvsāt		पावसांत pāvsāt
vocative संबोधन	पावसा pāvsā		पावसांनो pāvsānno
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 पाऊस (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	पावसाचा pāvsāċā	पावसाचे pāvsāċe	पावसाची pāvsācī	पावसाच्या pāvsācā	पावसाचे, पावसाचं pāvsāċe, pāvsāċa	पावसाची pāvsācī	पावसाच्या pāvsācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	पावसांचा pāvsānċā	पावसांचे pāvsānċe	पावसांची pāvsāñcī	पावसांच्या pāvsāncā	पावसांचे, पावसांचं pāvsānċe, pāvsānċa	पावसांची pāvsāñcī	पावसांच्या pāvsāñcā
* 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

• पाऊस पडणे (pāūs paḍṇe, “to rain”)

 

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “पाऊस”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “पाऊस”, 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) “पाऊस”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “prāvŕ̊ṣ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press