See also: मरण and मरणे

Marathi edit

Etymology edit

Marathi verb set
मरणे (marṇe)
मारणे (mārṇe)

Inherited from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀫𑀸𑀭𑁂𑀇 (mārei). Irregular causative formation of मरणे (marṇe). Compare Konkani मार्चे (mārce) , Hindi मारना (mārnā), Sinhalese මරනවා (maranawā).

Pronunciation edit

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

Verb edit

मारणे (mārṇe) (transitive)

  1. to kill
    Synonym: कोलणे (kolṇe) (dialectal)
  2. to beat, strike
    Synonym: चोपणे (ċopṇe)
  3. to throw at

Derived terms edit

References edit

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “मारणे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “मरणें”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “māráyati1”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press