हेवा

See also: हवा, हावा, and ॱह्व़ो

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘮𑘹𑘪𑘰 (hevā), borrowed from Old Kannada ಹೇವ (hēva) (compare Telugu ఏవ (ēva), Tamil ஏவம் (ēvam)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɦe.ʋa/

Noun

हेवा • (hevā) m

1. envy

   Synonym: मत्सर (matsar)

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine, “हेवा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983, page 170.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “हेवा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 910
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “हेवा, हेवादेवा”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 3222.
• Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “ēvam”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 87.