उजवे

See also: उजवें

Marathi

Alternative forms

• उज़वं (uj̈va)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘄𑘕𑘲𑘪𑘰 (ujīvā), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀼 (ujju) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit ऋजु (ṛjú, “straight, right”).

Pronunciation

• (formal) IPA^(key): /ud͡z.ʋe/
• (colloquial) IPA^(key): /ud͡z.ʋə/
• Hyphenation: उ‧ज़‧वे

Adjective

उज़वे • (uj̈ve)

1. right, right-hand (side)

   Antonym: डावे (ḍāve)

2. superior

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine, “उजवे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983, page 12.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “उजवा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 88
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “उजवा-वी-वें”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 348.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “r̥jú”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 117