मुलगी
mulgi
Girl in Marathi is मुलगी, pronounced mulgi.
मुलगी is the everyday word for a girl or a young female person. It also means daughter.
Meaning: young female person (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural is मुली, girls. When the girl is an indirect object, as in give it to the girl, the word becomes मुलीला (mulila). To show possession, the girl's, it becomes मुलीचा (mulicha) before a masculine noun.
How do you pronounce it?
मुलगी is pronounced mulgi, in two syllables.
Did you know?
- The Marathi language uses a distinct system of three genders, and मुलगी is the quintessential example of the feminine category, contrasting with the masculine मुलगा and neuter मूल.
- To indicate possession, the form of मुलगी must change depending on the gender of the object owned, such as using मुलीचा for a masculine noun.
- The root of the word for girl, मूल, is shared with the masculine version मुलगा, both stemming from the same linguistic base.
Examples in context
- ती मुलगी कोण आहे?Who's that girl?ती means that, so ती मुलगी is that girl.Tatoeba #2106099 by sabretou, translation #68220 by CK
- गोड मुलगी आहे ती.She's a sweet girl.गोड means sweet and comes before मुलगी.Tatoeba #7647074 by sabretou, translation #1879003 by Spamster
- ही मुलगी कोण आहे?Who is this girl?ही means this, so ही मुलगी is this girl.Tatoeba #8591677 by sabretou, translation #58453 by CK
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Example conversation
Amit and Priya are watching children in a park.
- अमित Amitप्रिया, ती मुलगी कोण आहे?Priyā, tī mulagī kōṇa āhē?Priya, who is that girl?
- प्रिया Priyaती माझ्या चुलत बहिणीची मुलगी आहे.tī mājhyā culata bahinīcī mulagī āhē.She is my cousin's daughter.
- अमित Amitती खूप गोड दिसते.tī khūpa gōḍa diśatē.She looks very sweet.
- प्रिया Priyaहो, ती खूपच छान मुलगी आहे.hō, tī khūpac chāna mulagī āhē.Yes, she is a very nice girl.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries मुलगी, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
