Marathi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘐𑘨𑘿𑘕𑘜𑘹 (garjaṇe), adapted from Sanskrit गर्जति (gárjati).[1] Doublet of गाजणे (gājṇe). Compare Gujarati ગરજવું (garajvũ), Hindustani گَرَجْنَا (garajnā) / गरजना (garajnā), Punjabi ਗਰਜਣਾ (garjaṇā) / گَرجݨا (garjṇā), Maithili गरजब (garᵊjab) / 𑒑𑒩𑒖𑒥 (garajaba).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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गरजणे (garajṇe) (intransitive)

  1. to roar, thunder

References

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  1. ^ McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “गरजना”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press

Further reading

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