मध्ये

Marathi

Alternative forms

• मध्यें (madhyẽ) — nasalised form
• मधे (madhe) — pronunciation spelling

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘦𑘠𑘿𑘧𑘹𑘽 (madhyeṃ), 𑘦𑘠𑘹𑘽 (madheṃ), borrowed from Sanskrit मध्य (madhya). Doublet of मध्य (madhya) and माज (māj). Compare Bengali মধ্যে (moddhe).

Pronunciation

• (formal) IPA^(key): /məd̪ʱ.je/
• (colloquial) IPA^(key): /mə.d̪ʱe/

Adjective

मध्ये • (madhye)

1. (predicative) middle, central

   Synonyms: मधला (madhlā), मधील (madhīl) (more learned)

Adverb

मध्ये • (madhye)

1. in the middle, in between

Postposition

मध्ये • (madhye)

1. in, inside of

   घरामध्ये ― gharāmadhye ― inside the house

   खोलीमध्ये ― kholīmadhye ― in the room

2. between

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine, “मधे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “मध्यें”, 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) “मध्यें”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).