See also: मेंढी

Marathi edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘦𑘛𑘜𑘹 (maḍhaṇe) + -वणे (-vaṇe), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀫𑀠𑀢𑀺 (*maḍhati).

Pronunciation edit

  • (formal) IPA(key): /mə.ɖʱəʋ.ɳe/
  • (colloquial) IPA(key): /mə.ɖʱəʋ.ɳə/
  • Hyphenation: म‧ढव‧णे

Verb edit

मढवणे (maḍhavṇe) (transitive)

  1. to overlay, cover (such as with gold, silver, clothing or leather)

Further reading edit

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “मढवणे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983, page 113.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “मढविणें”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 627
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “मढणें, मढविणें”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 2408.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*maḍh”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 557