Marathi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit आस्कौति (ā́skauti, to pull) (compare Prakrit 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔𑁄𑀟𑁃 (akkhoḍai, to take out, pull, draw (from a sheath))).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • (formal) IPA(key): /a.kʰəɖ.ɳe/
  • (colloquial) IPA(key): /a.kʰəɖ.ɳə/
  • Hyphenation: आ‧खड‧णे
  • Rhymes: -e

Verb

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आखडणे (ākhaḍṇe) (transitive, intransitive)

  1. to contract, draw in
    Synonyms: आक्रसणे (ākrasṇe), आटणे (āṭṇe), घटणे (ghaṭṇe)

References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ā́skauti”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 45

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