थुंकणे

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi थुंकणे (thuṃkaṇe), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀣𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀇 (thukkaï), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀣𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀢𑀺 (*thukkati). Cognate with Gujarati થૂંકવું (thū̃kvũ), Hindi थूकना (thūknā), Nepali थुक्नु (thuknu), Odia ଥୁକିବା (thukibā), Punjabi ਥੁੱਕਣਾ (thukkaṇā), Marwari थूकणौ (thūkṇau), Sindhi ٿُڪَڻُ / थुकणु (thukaṇu).

Pronunciation

• (formal) IPA^(key): /t̪ʰuŋ.kɳe/
• (colloquial) IPA^(key): /t̪ʰuŋ.kɳə/

Verb

थुंकणे • (thuṅkṇe)

1. (intransitive) to spit
2. (transitive) to spit out

Derived terms

• थुंकी (thuṅkī, “spit”)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “थुंकणे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “थुंकणें”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “थुंकणे”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “thukk”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Old Marathi

Verb

थुंकणे (thuṃkaṇe)

1. Devanagari script form of 𑘞𑘳𑘽𑘎𑘜𑘹