असे

Marathi

Alternative forms

• असं (asa)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘋𑘭 (aisa), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀏𑀈𑀲 (eīsa), from Sanskrit ईदृश (īdṛśa). Cognate with Konkani अशें (aśẽ), Hindi ऐसा (aisā).

Pronunciation

• (formal) IPA^(key): /ə.se/
• (colloquial) IPA^(key): /ə.sə/

Adjective

असे • (ase)

1. such, of this sort, of this kind

Adverb

असे • (ase)

1. like this, like so, in this manner

See also

• तसे (tase, “like that”)
• कसे (kase, “how”)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “असे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “असा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “असा”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “īdŕ̊śa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Sanskrit

Noun

असे • (ase)

1. vocative singular of असि (asi, “sword”)