जुने

See also: जना, जून, and जुना

Marathi

Alternative forms

• जुनं (j̈una)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘕𑘳𑘡 (juna), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀚𑀼𑀡𑁆𑀡 (juṇṇa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit जूर्ण (jūrṇá), variant of जीर्ण (jīrṇá).

Cognates

Cognate with Konkani जुनें (j̈unẽ), Gujarati જૂનું (jūnũ).

Pronunciation

• (formal) IPA^(key): /d͡zu.ne/
• (colloquial) IPA^(key): /d͡zu.nə/
• Hyphenation: जु‧ने
• Rhymes: -e

Adjective

जुने • (j̈une)

1. old

   Synonym: (less common) पुराणे (purāṇe)

   Antonyms: नवे (nave), नवीन (navīn)

2. ancient

   Synonym: प्राचीन (prācīn)

Usage notes

• म्हातारे (mhātāre) is used instead of जुने (j̈une) when referring to the advanced biological age of people or animals, especially senior citizens.
• जुने (j̈une) generally refers to the age of things rather than people. An exception to this generalisation is when it refers to for people that have been known for a long time such as:

  जुना मित्र ― j̈unā mitra ― a longtime friend

which is distinct from:

म्हातारा मित्र ― mhātārā mitra ― an elderly friend

Derived terms

• जुनाट (j̈unāṭ)

Further reading

More information

• Berntsen, Maxine, “जुने”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983, page 51.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “जुना”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 322
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “जुना”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 1320.