वारणे

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘪𑘰𑘨𑘜𑘹 (vāraṇe), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀭𑁂𑀇 (vārei), Sanskrit वारयते (vārayate) / वारयति (vārayati). Cognate with Gujarati વારવું (vārvũ), Hindustani بَارْنَا (bārnā) / बारना, Sindhi وارَڻُ / वारणु, Punjabi ਵਾਰਨਾ (vārnā) / وارنا (vārnā), Nepali बार्नु (bārnu), Odia ବାରିବା (bariba), Sinhalese වරනවා (waranawā).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

वारणे • (vārṇe)

1. (intransitive, of people) to pass away, die

   Synonym: मरणे (marṇe)

2. (transitive) to ward off

Further reading

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