बालपण

Marathi

Etymology

Fromबाल(bāl,“child”)+‎-पण(-paṇ,“-hood”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/bal.pəɳ/

Noun

बालपण•(bālpaṇ)n

1. childhood

   Synonyms:लहानपण(lahānpaṇ),बाल्य(bālya)(rare, literary)

Declension

Declension ofबालपण(neut cons-stem)
direct singular	बालपण bālpaṇ
direct plural	बालपणे,बालपणं bālpaṇe, bālapṇa
	singular एकवचन		plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	बालपण bālpaṇ		बालपणे,बालपणं bālpaṇe, bālapṇa
oblique सामान्यरूप	बालपणा bālpaṇā		बालपणां- bālpaṇān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया/चतुर्थी	बालपणाला bālpaṇālā		बालपणांना bālpaṇānnā
ergative	बालपणाने,बालपणानं bālpaṇāne, bālpaṇāna		बालपणांनी bālpaṇānnī
instrumental	बालपणाशी bālpaṇāśī		बालपणांशी bālpaṇānśī
locative सप्तमी	बालपणात bālpaṇāt		बालपणांत bālpaṇāt
vocative संबोधन	बालपणा bālpaṇā		बालपणांनो bālpaṇānno
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 ofबालपण(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	बालपणाचा bālpaṇāċā	बालपणाचे bālpaṇāċe	बालपणाची bālpaṇācī	बालपणाच्या bālpaṇācā	बालपणाचे,बालपणाचं bālpaṇāċe, bālpaṇāċa	बालपणाची bālpaṇācī	बालपणाच्या bālpaṇācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	बालपणांचा bālpaṇānċā	बालपणांचे bālpaṇānċe	बालपणांची bālpaṇāñcī	बालपणांच्या bālpaṇāncā	बालपणांचे,बालपणांचं bālpaṇānċe, bālpaṇānċa	बालपणांची bālpaṇāñcī	बालपणांच्या bālpaṇāñcā
*Note:Word-finalए(e)in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced asअ(a). Oblique Note:For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “बालपण”,inA Basic Marathi-English Dictionary,New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies