आणि

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See also: अणु and अणू

Marathi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Marathi अणि (aṇi), अनि (ani), अणिक (aṇika), अनिक (anika), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀅𑀡𑁆𑀡 (aṇṇa), from Sanskrit अन्यच् (anyac) + च (ca). Cognate to Gujarati અને (ane) and Nepali अनि (ani).

Pronunciation[edit]

Conjunction[edit]

आणि • (āṇi)

  1. and
    Synonyms: अन् (an), नि (ni), व (va) (literary)

Usage notes[edit]

This word is an exception to the orthographic rule that word-final /i/ and /u/ in native (non-borrowed) words are always long.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Raeside, Ian Matthew Paton, Nemade, Bhalchandra Vanaji (1991) Marathi Reading Course, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, page 16

Further reading[edit]

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

Sanskrit[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

आणि • (āṇi) stem, m

  1. the pin of the axle of a cart (Rv.)
  2. the part of the leg just above the knee (Śuśr.)
  3. the corner of a house
  4. a boundary limit
  5. the edge of a sword

Descendants[edit]

  • → Malayalam: ആണി (āṇi)
  • → Tamil: ஆணி (āṇi)
  • → Telugu: ఆణి (āṇi)

References[edit]

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