Marathi edit

Etymology edit

From Sanskrit नव (nava, new), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *náwas, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos (new). Compare Konkani नवें (navẽ), Gujarati નવું (navũ), Hindi नया (nayā), Sinhalese නව (nawa).

Pronunciation edit

IPA(key): /nə.ʋe/

Adjective edit

नवे (nave)

  1. new
    Synonym: नवीन (navīn)
  2. plural of नवा (navā)
    नवे दिवस, नवी लोक.
    nave divas, navī loka.
    new days, new people.

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References edit

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