घुमणे

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘑𑘳𑘦𑘜𑘹 (ghumaṇe), from Prakrit 𑀖𑀼𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀇 (ghummaï), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀖𑀼𑀫𑁆𑀫𑀢𑀺 (*ghummati). Compare Gujarati ઘૂમવું (ghūmvũ), Hindustani گُھومْنا (ghūmnā) / घूमना (ghūmnā), Sindhi گهُمَڻُ / घुमणु, Marwari घुमणौ (ghumṇau), घूमणौ (ghūmṇau), Punjabi ਘੁੰਮਣਾ (ghummṇā) / گُھمݨا (ghumṇā), Braj घूमन (ghūman), Nepali घुम्नु (ghumnu), Odia ଘୁମିବା (ghumiba), Maithili घुमब (ghumab) / 𑒒𑒳𑒧𑒥 (ghumaba).

Pronunciation

• (formal) IPA^(key): /ɡʱum.ɳe/
• (colloquial) IPA^(key): /ɡʱum.ɳə/

Verb

घुमणे • (ghumṇe) (intransitive)

1. to resound
2. to coo (as a pigeon)
3. to gyrate (as when possessed)

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine, “घुमणे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “घुमणें”, 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) “घुमणें”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 1094.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*ghummati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 243