Marathi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘏𑘻𑘓𑘜𑘹 (khocaṇe), 𑘏𑘻𑘽𑘓𑘜𑘹 (khoṃcaṇe). Cognate with Hindi खोंचना (khõcnā), Odia ଖୁଞ୍ଚିବା (khuñciba, to poke), Bengali খোঁচানো (khō̃canō, to poke), Assamese খোঁচা (khü̃sa), Sylheti ꠈꠥꠌꠣꠘꠤ (kúsani, to poke).

Pronunciation

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  • (formal) IPA(key): /kʰot͡s.ɳe/
  • (colloquial) IPA(key): /kʰot͡s.ɳə/

Verb

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खोचणे (khocṇe) (transitive)

  1. to tuck in

References

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  • Berntsen, Maxine, “खोचणे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “खोंचणें”, 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) “खोंचणें,_खोंचरणें”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*khucc”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press