पत्रकार

Hindi

Etymology

From पत्र (patra) +‎ कार (kār), both of which are Sanskrit words.

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /pət̪.ɾə.kɑːɾ/, [pɐt̪.ɾɐ.käːɾ]

Noun

पत्रकार • (patrakār) m or f

journalist

Declension

NOTE: This term is declined masculine or feminine according to the gender of the referent.

Declension of पत्रकार (masc cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पत्रकार patrakār	पत्रकार patrakār
oblique	पत्रकार patrakār	पत्रकारों patrakārõ
vocative	पत्रकार patrakār	पत्रकारो patrakāro

Declension of पत्रकार (fem cons-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	पत्रकार patrakār	पत्रकारें patrakārẽ
oblique	पत्रकार patrakār	पत्रकारों patrakārõ
vocative	पत्रकार patrakār	पत्रकारो patrakāro

Marathi

Etymology

From पत्र (patra, “paper”) +‎ कार (kār, “doer”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pət̪.ɾə.kaɾ/

Noun

पत्रकार • (patrakār) m or f

journalist

Declension

Declension of पत्रकार (masc cons-stem)
direct singular	पत्रकार patrakār
direct plural	पत्रकार patrakār
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	पत्रकार patrakār	पत्रकार patrakār
oblique सामान्यरूप	पत्रकारा patrakārā	पत्रकारां- patrakārān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	पत्रकाराला patrakārālā	पत्रकारांना patrakārānnā
ergative	पत्रकाराने, पत्रकारानं patrakārāne, patrakārāna	पत्रकारांनी patrakārānnī
instrumental	पत्रकाराशी patrakārāśī	पत्रकारांशी patrakārānśī
locative सप्तमी	पत्रकारात patrakārāt	पत्रकारांत patrakārāt
vocative संबोधन	पत्रकारा patrakārā	पत्रकारांनो patrakārānno
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 पत्रकार (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	oblique सामान्यरूप
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	पत्रकाराचा patrakārāċā	पत्रकाराचे patrakārāċe	पत्रकाराची patrakārācī	पत्रकाराच्या patrakārācā	पत्रकाराचे, पत्रकाराचं patrakārāċe, patrakārāċa	पत्रकाराची patrakārācī	पत्रकाराच्या patrakārācā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	पत्रकारांचा patrakārānċā	पत्रकारांचे patrakārānċe	पत्रकारांची patrakārāñcī	पत्रकारांच्या patrakārāncā	पत्रकारांचे, पत्रकारांचं patrakārānċe, patrakārānċa	पत्रकारांची patrakārāñcī	पत्रकारांच्या patrakārāñcā
^* 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

पत्रकारिता (patrakāritā, “journalism”)

References

Berntsen, Maxine, “पत्रकार”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “पत्रकार”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press

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