See also: मागणी

Marathi edit

Etymology edit

Marathi verb set
मागणे (māgṇe)
मागवणे (māgavṇe)

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘦𑘰𑘐𑘜𑘹 (māgaṇe), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀇 (maggaï), from Sanskrit मार्गति (mārgati). Cognate with Gujarati માગવું (māgvũ), માંગવું (mā̃gvũ), Hindi माँगना (māṅgnā), Punjabi ਮੰਗਣਾ (maṅgṇā), Odia ମାଗିବା (magiba), Bengali মাঙ্গা (maṅga).

Pronunciation edit

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

Verb edit

मागणे (māgṇe) (transitive)

  1. to ask for, request
  2. to beg

Derived terms edit

References edit

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