म्हणणे

Marathi

Etymology

Marathi verb set
म्हणणे (mhaṇṇe)
म्हणवणे (mhaṇavṇe)

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘥𑘜𑘜𑘹 (bhaṇaṇe), 𑘦𑘿𑘮𑘜𑘜𑘹 (mhaṇaṇe), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀪𑀡𑀇 (bhaṇaï), from Sanskrit भनति (bhánati). Cognate with Konkani म्हण्चे (mhaṇce), Gujarati ભણવું (bhaṇvũ), Nepali भन्नु (bhannu), Awadhi मने (mane).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

म्हणणे • (mhaṇṇe) (transitive)

1. to say
2. to recite

Derived terms

• म्हणून (mhaṇūn, “thus, therefore”)

See also

• बोलणे (bolṇe)
• सांगणे (sāṅgṇe)

References

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

Old Marathi

Verb

म्हणणे (mhaṇaṇe) (transitive)

1. Devanagari script form of 𑘦𑘿𑘮𑘜𑘜𑘹 (“to say”)

References

• Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “म्हणणे”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999, page 571.