ठाणे

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Marathi ठाणे (ṭhāṇe). Doublet of थाना (thānā). Compare Nepali ठाउँ (ṭhāũ).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /ʈʰɑː.ɳeː/, [ʈʰäː.ɳeː]
• Hyphenation: ठा‧णे

Proper noun

ठाणे • (ṭhāṇe) m (indeclinable, Urdu spelling ٹَھانے)

1. Thane (a large city and district of Maharashtra, India)

Marathi

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ठाणे

मुंबई महानगर क्षेत्र

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘙𑘜𑘹𑘽 (ṭhaṇeṃ), from Prakrit 𑀞𑀸𑀡𑀕 (ṭhāṇaga), from Sanskrit स्थानक (sthānaka). Compare Hindustani تَھانَا (thānā) / थाना (thānā), Nepali ठाउँ (ṭhāũ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʈʰa.ɳe/
• Hyphenation: ठा‧णे

Noun

ठाणे • (ṭhāṇe) n

1. post, station
2. police station (head station of a taluk)

Proper noun

ठाणे • (ṭhāṇe) n

1. Thane (a large city and district of Maharashtra, India)

Descendants

• → English: Thane
• → Hindustani: ṭhāṇe

  Hindi: ठाणे

  Urdu: ٹَھانے (ṭhāne)

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine, “ठाणे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983, page 55.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “ठाणें”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 346
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “ठाणें”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 1402.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sthāˊna”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 794