Marathi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian تازه (tāza). Compare Gujarati તાજું (tājũ), Hindi ताज़ा (tāzā), Bengali তাজা (taja), Assamese তাজা (taza).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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ताजे (tāj̈e)

  1. fresh (especially of food)
    Antonym: शिळे (śiḷe)
  2. recent

References

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