हेतू

See also: हृत, हेतु, हति, होती, होतृ, होते, होता, and हात

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit हेतु (hetu). Cognate with Gujarati હેતુ (hetu), Hindi हेतु (hetu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦe.t̪u/, [ɦe.t̪uː]

Noun

हेतू • (hetū) m

1. motive (reason for a particular action)
2. cause, reason (that which causes)

   Synonym: कारण (kāraṇ)

References

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