See also: अणु and अणू

Marathi edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Marathi अणि (aṇi), अनि (ani), अणिक (aṇika), अनिक (anika), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀅𑀡𑁆𑀡 (aṇṇa), from Sanskrit अन्यच् (anyac) + (ca). Cognate to Gujarati અને (ane) and Nepali अनि (ani).

Pronunciation edit

Conjunction edit

आणि (āṇi)

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    Synonyms: अन् (an), नि (ni), (va) (literary)

Usage notes edit

This word is an exception to the orthographic rule that word-final /i/ and /u/ in native (non-borrowed) words are always long.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ Raeside, Ian Matthew Paton; Nemade, Bhalchandra Vanaji (1991) Marathi Reading Course, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, page 16

Further reading edit

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “आणि”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “आणि”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “आणि,_आण्,_आन्(अन्)-न-नि”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “anyá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press