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Etymology edit

Marathi verb set
झोपणे (j̈hopṇe)
झोपवणे (j̈hopavṇe)

From झोप (jhop, sleep) +‎ -णे (-ṇe, verbal suffix), from Kannada ಜೊಂಪು (jompu, drowsiness).

Pronunciation edit

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

Verb edit

झोपणे (j̈hopṇe)

  1. to sleep
    Synonym: निजणे (nij̈ṇe)

References edit

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “झोपणे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “झो(झों)प”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
  • Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “झोप”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.