Marathi edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀢𑀺𑀭𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔 (tirikkha) (with various Middle Indo-Aryan extensions[1]), from Sanskrit तिरस् (tirás). Related to Gujarati તિરકસ (tirkas), Sindhi تِرڪو / तिर्को.

Pronunciation edit

  • (formal) IPA(key): /t̪iɾ.ke/
  • (colloquial) IPA(key): /t̪iɾ.kə/

Adjective edit

तिरके (tirke)

  1. oblique, crooked
    Synonym: वाकडे (vākḍe)

References edit

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

Further reading edit

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