Konkani edit

Etymology edit

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Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

हेर (her) (Latin script her, Kannada script ಹೆರ್)

  1. other

References edit

  • Pushpak Bhattacharyya (2017) IndoWordNet[1]

Marathi edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘮𑘹𑘨 (hera), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀳𑁂𑀭𑀺𑀅 (heria), from Sanskrit हेरक (heraka), हेरिक (herika). Compare Gujarati હેરો (hero).[1]

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

हेर (herm

  1. spy, detective

References edit

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*hērati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Further reading edit

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “हेर”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “हेर”, 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) “हेर”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).