सोपे

Marathi

Alternative forms

• सोपं (sopa) — colloquial

Etymology

From Sanskrit सुकल्प (sukalpa, “easy to be made”). Cognate with Konkani सोंपें (sompẽ, “easy”).

Pronunciation

• (formal) IPA^(key): /so.pe/
• (colloquial) IPA^(key): /so.pə/

Adjective

सोपे • (sope)

1. easy, simple, facile

   Antonyms: अवघड (avghaḍ), कठीण (kaṭhīṇ)

References

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