Marathi edit

Etymology edit

Marathi verb set
थकणे (thakṇe)
थकवणे (thakavṇe)

Inherited from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀣𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀇 (thakkaï), perhaps from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀲𑁆𑀣𑀓𑁆𑀓𑁆 (*sthakk). Cognate with Gujarati થાકવું (thākvũ), Hindustani تَھکْنَا (thaknā) / थकना (thaknā), Sindhi ٿَڪَڻُ / थकणु, Punjabi ਥਕਣਾ (thakṇā), ਥੱਕਣਾ (thakkaṇā) / تھکݨا (thkṇā), Nepali थाक्नु (thāknu), Bengali থাকা (thaka), Assamese থকা (thoka), থাকা (thaka). [1]

Pronunciation edit

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

Verb edit

थकणे (thakṇe) (intransitive)

  1. to become tired, exhausted, worn out
    Synonym: दमणे (damṇe)
  2. (money) to be due

Derived terms edit

References edit

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

Further reading edit

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