Marathi

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Etymology

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Marathi verb set
भिजणे (bhij̈ṇe)
भिजवणे (bhij̈avṇe)

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘥𑘱𑘕𑘜𑘹 (bhijaṇe). Compare Gujarati ભીંજવું (bhī̃jvũ), Hindi भीगना (bhīgnā).

Verb

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भिजणे (bhij̈ṇe) (intransitive)

  1. to be soaked, wet

References

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