Marathi edit

Alternative forms edit

Pronunciation edit

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

Etymology 1 edit

Marathi verb set
मरणे (marṇe)
मारणे (mārṇe)

Inherited from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀫𑀭𑀇 (maraï), from Sanskrit मरति (marati) or Sanskrit मरते (marate). Compare Hindi मरना (marnā), Gujarati મરવું (marvũ), Nepali मर्नु (marnu), Bengali মরা (mora).

Verb edit

मरणे (marṇe) (intransitive)

  1. to die
    Synonym: वारणे (vārṇe)
  2. (slang) to be destroyed
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Noun edit

मरणे (marṇe)

  1. plural of मरण (maraṇ)

References edit

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “मरणे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “मरणें”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “máratē”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press