थांबणे

Marathi

Etymology

Marathi verb set
थांबणे (thāmbṇe)
थांबवणे (thāmbavṇe)

Inherited from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀣𑀁𑀪𑀇 (thaṃbhaï), 𑀞𑀁𑀪𑀇 (ṭhaṃbhaï), from Sanskrit स्तम्भते (stambhate). Cognate to Hindi थामना (thāmnā).

Pronunciation

• (formal) IPA^(key): /t̪ʰam.bɳe/
• (colloquial) IPA^(key): /t̪ʰam.bɳə/

Verb

थांबणे • (thāmbṇe) (intransitive)

1. to wait
2. to stop

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “थांबणे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “थांबणें”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “stámbhatē”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press