गुन्हा

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian گناه (gunāh), from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (wnʾs /⁠wināh⁠/), 𐫇𐫏𐫗𐫀𐫍 (wynʾh /⁠wināh⁠/, “sin, crime”). Compare Gujarati ગુનો (guno), Hindi गुनाह (gunāh), Punjabi ਗੁਨਾਹ (gunāh) / گُناہ (gunāh), Bengali গোনা (gōna).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡu.nʱa/

Noun

गुन्हा • (gunhā) m

1. crime

   Synonym: अपराध (aprādh)

References

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