शेवट

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘭𑘹𑘪𑘘 (sevaṭa) (compare 𑘭𑘹𑘪𑘚𑘲 f (sevaḍī)), from Prakrit 𑀙𑁂𑀯𑀝𑁆𑀝 (chevaṭṭa), from 𑀙𑁂𑀅 (chea) with Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀝𑁆𑀝- (-ṭṭa-), from Sanskrit छेद (cheda). Cognates with -𑀝𑁆𑀝- (-ṭṭa-) include Gujarati છેવટ (chevaṭ), Sindhi ڇيٽِي / छेटी.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɕe.ʋəʈ/
• Hyphenation: शे‧वट
• Rhymes: -əʈ

Noun

शेवट • (śevaṭ) m

1. end, termination, conclusion, close

   Synonyms: अखेर (akher), अंत (anta)

Further reading

More information

• Berntsen, Maxine, “शेवट”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983, page 148.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “शेवट”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 802
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “शेवट”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 2966.
• Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “शेवट”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
• Bloch, Jules (1915/1920) La formation de la langue marathe (in French), Paris: Édouard Champion; republished as Dev Raj Chanana, transl., The Formation of the Marathi Language‎^[1] (in English), Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1970, page 412, column 2
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “chēda”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 278