पाजणे

Marathi

Etymology

Marathi verb set
पिणे (piṇe)
पाजणे (pājṇe)
पाजवणे (pājavṇe)

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘢𑘰𑘕𑘜𑘹 (pājaṇe), from Prakrit 𑀧𑀚𑁆𑀚𑁂𑀇 (pajjei), 𑀧𑀸𑀏𑀇 (pāei), from Sanskrit पाययति (pāyayati). Compare Gujarati પાવું (pāvũ), Marwari पाणौ (pāṇau), Sinhalese පොවනවා (powanawā).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

पाजणे • (pājṇe) (transitive)

1. to make or give to drink, suckle, to feed a liquid
2. to whet, sharpen

Derived terms

• पाणी पाजणे (pāṇī pājṇe, “to vanquish”)

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine, “पाजणे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983, page 86.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “पाजणें”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 501
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “पाजणें”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 1977.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pāyáyati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 457