Marathi

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Etymology

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Possibly from the metathesis of Maharastri Prakrit 𑀩𑀼𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀇 (buḍḍaï, sinks)[1] (whence बुडणे (buḍṇe)). Compare Gujarati ડૂબવું (ḍūbvũ), Hindustani ڈُوبْنَا (ḍūbnā) / डूबना (ḍūbnā), Punjabi ਡੁੱਬਣਾ (ḍubbaṇā) / ڈُبّݨا (ḍubbṇā), Nepali डुब्नु (ḍubnu), Maithili डुबब (ḍubab) / 𑒛𑒳𑒥𑒥 (ḍubaba), Odia ଡୁବିବା (ḍubibā), Bengali ডুবা (ḍuba), Assamese ডুবা (duba).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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डुंबणे (ḍumbṇe) (intransitive)

  1. to play in water

References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*ḍubb”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Further reading

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