Konkani

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Etymology

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From Maharastri Prakrit 𑀲𑀅 (saa), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀲𑀢 (sata), from Sanskrit शत (śatá, hundred). Compare Marathi -शे (-śe).

Pronunciation

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-शे (-śe) (Latin script -xem, Kannada script -ಶೆ)

  1. Denotes a hundredfold; a hundred multiplied by the prefixed numeral
    दोनशेdonśetwo hundred

Marathi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘫𑘿𑘧𑘹 (śye), 𑘭𑘹𑘽 (seṃ), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀲𑀅 (saa), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀲𑀢 (sata), from Sanskrit शत (śatá, hundred),[1] from Proto-Indo-Aryan *śatám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćatám, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm. Related to शंभर (śambhar). Cognate with Gujarati સો (so), Hindi सौ (sau).

Suffix

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-शे (-śe)

  1. Denotes a hundredfold; a hundred multiplied by the prefixed numeral
    चारशेcārśefour hundred

Usage notes

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  • For one hundred, शंभर (śambhar) is used instead of एकशे. However, एकशे is used for 101 to 199 inclusive such as:[2][3]
    एकशे एकekśe ekone hundred and one

References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śatá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  2. ^ Berntsen, Maxine, Nimbkar, Jai (1982) Marathi Structural Patterns, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, page 76
  3. ^ Dhongde, Ramesh Vaman, Wali, Kashi (2009) Marathi, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Pub. Co., page 59

Further reading

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