हसू
Marathi
Etymology
From हसणे (hasṇe, “to laugh”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɦə.su/, [ɦə.suː]
- Hyphenation: ह‧सू
- Rhymes: -u
Noun
हसू • (hasū) n or f
- smile
- तिच्या चेहऱ्यावरील हसू संक्रामक होते.
- ticyā ceharyāvrīl hasū saṅkrāmak hote.
- The smile on her face was contagious.
- laughter
- या बातमीने हसू आणि दिलासाची लाट आली.
- yā bātmīne hasū āṇi dilāsācī lāṭ ālī.
- The news brought a wave of laughter and relief.
Declension
| Declension of हसू (fem ū-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| direct singular |
हसू hasū | ||
| direct plural |
हसू hasū | ||
| singular एकवचन |
plural अनेकवचन | ||
| nominative प्रथमा |
हसू hasū |
हसू hasū | |
| oblique सामान्यरूप |
हसू hasū |
हसूं- hasūn- | |
| acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी |
हसूला hasūlā |
हसूंना hasūnnā | |
| ergative | हसूने, हसूनं hasūne, hasūna |
हसूंनी hasūnnī | |
| instrumental | हसूशी hasūśī |
हसूंशी hasūnśī | |
| locative सप्तमी |
हसूत hasūt |
हसूंत hasūt | |
| vocative संबोधन |
हसू hasū |
हसूंनो hasūnno | |
| 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 हसू (fem ū-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 |
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| singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता |
हसूचा hasūċā |
हसूचे hasūċe |
हसूची hasūcī |
हसूच्या hasūcā |
हसूचे, हसूचं hasūċe, hasūċa |
हसूची hasūcī |
हसूच्या hasūcā | |
| plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता |
हसूंचा hasūnċā |
हसूंचे hasūnċe |
हसूंची hasūñcī |
हसूंच्या hasūncā |
हसूंचे, हसूंचं hasūnċe, hasūnċa |
हसूंची hasūñcī |
हसूंच्या hasūñcā | |
| * 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. | ||||||||
Synonyms
- प्रहास (prahās)
- हास्य (hāsya)
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “हसू”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies