Marathi edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘓𑘱𑘨𑘜𑘹 (ciraṇe), 𑘓𑘲𑘨𑘜𑘹 (cīraṇe), 𑘭𑘱𑘨𑘜𑘹 (siraṇe). Compare Gujarati ચીરવું (cīrvũ), Hindi चीरना (cīrnā), Nepali चिरनु (ciranu), Sinhalese ඉරනවා (iranawā).

Verb edit

चिरणे (cirṇe)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to slice, split, cut

See also edit

References edit

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “चिरणे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “चिरणें”, 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) “चिरणें”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*cīrayati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press