Marathi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀲𑀁𑀢𑀸𑀯𑁂𑀇 (saṃtāvei), from Sanskrit संतापयति (saṃtāpayati). Compare Gujarati સતાવવું (satāvvũ), Hindustani سَتانا (satānā) / सताना (satānā), Sindhi سَندائِڻُ / संदाइणु, Punjabi ਸਤਾਉਣਾ (satāuṇā) / سَتاؤݨا (satā'oṇā), Nepali सताउनु (satāunu), Maithili सताएब (satāēb) / 𑒮𑒞𑒰𑒋𑒥 (satāēba), Odia ସନ୍ତାଇବା (santāibā).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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सतावणे (satāvṇe) (transitive)

  1. to harass, trouble, annoy

Further reading

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