See also: लवण

Marathi edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘩𑘪𑘜𑘹 (lavaṇe), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀡𑀫𑀇 (ṇamaï), 𑀡𑀯𑀇 (ṇavaï), from Sanskrit नमति (námati). Compare Gujarati નમવું (namvũ), Hindustani نَونَا (naunā) / नौना (naunā), Nepali नुहुनु (nuhunu), Odia ନଇଁବା (nôĩba), Sinhalese නමනවා (namanawā).

Pronunciation edit

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

Verb edit

लवणे (lavṇe) (intransitive)

  1. to bend
  2. to be supple
  3. to give in, submit
  4. to twitch (as an eyelid)

Further reading edit

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