Marathi

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Etymology

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Marathi verb set
पेलणे (pelṇe)
पेलवणे (pelavṇe)

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘢𑘹𑘩𑘜𑘹 (pelaṇe), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀧𑁂𑀮𑁆𑀮𑁂𑀇 (pellei), 𑀧𑁂𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀇 (pellaï), 𑀧𑀺𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀇 (pillaï), from Sanskrit प्रेरयति (prerayati, to push on). Compare Gujarati પ્રેરવું (prervũ), Hindustani پیلْنَا (pelnā) / पेलना (pelnā), Odia ପେଲିବା (pelibā), Maithili पेलब (pēlab) / 𑒣𑒹𑒪𑒥 (pēlaba), Assamese পেলোৱা (pelüa).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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पेलणे (pelṇe)

  1. (transitive) to be able to carry the weight, manage, balance
  2. (intransitive) to be able to hold the weight, manage

Further reading

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  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “पेलणे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “पेलणें”, 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) “पेलणें”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “prḗrayati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press