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_I. कुच्छीए
कुच्छीहि, कुच्छीहिं ___Ab. कुच्छीओ
कुच्छीहिन्तो - G. कुच्छीए
कुच्छीण, कुच्छीणं __L. कुच्छीए, कुच्छिसि कुच्छीसुं घेणु 'a cow' _N. घेणू
घेणू, घेणूओ v. घेणु
धेणू, धेणूओ A. धेj
घेणू, घेणूओ I. घेणूए
धेहि, धेहि Ab. धेणूओ
घेणूहिन्तो G. धेणूए
घेणूण, घेणूणं L. घेणूए, धेणुंसि घेणूसु, घेणूसुं
233 Similarly are to be declined other Fem. nouns like :-- अरइ aversion तुहि joy रइ delight कणेरू an elephant धाउ metal रज rope कंति lustre
nature
power 173 motion
intellect
peace जाइ birth भूमि earth सुद्धि purity
234 A number of Mas. nouns ending in -i have become Fem. because of the change of the final vowel into -i which was peculiarly feminine : añjali 'folded hands' (añjali); kucchi 'womb'. (kukşi) ; ganthi 'knot' (granthi); vihi 'fate' (vidhi) ; sandhi 'joint' (sandhi); pitthi "back' (prsta) with a change of the final vowel.
The themes of this type are produced either by dropping the final consonant : vijju "lightning' (vidyut); acci 'flame (arcis); or by extension : āvai 'calamity' (āpad); vivai (vipad).
The primary derivatives are not felt as such : Tui lustre' (Tuc-i); ditthi 'sight' (drs-ți); vuddhi 'growth' (vyd-dhi *vīdh
