वाजणे

Marathi

Etymology

Marathi verb set
वाजणे (vāj̈ṇe)
वाजवणे (vāj̈avṇe)

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘪𑘰𑘕𑘜𑘹 (vājaṇe), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀯𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀇 (vajjaï), from Sanskrit वाद्यते (vādyate). Compare Gujarati વાગવું (vāgvũ), Hindi बजना (bajnā), Nepali बज्नु (bajnu), Assamese বজা (boza).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

वाजणे • (vāj̈ṇe) (intransitive)

1. to ring, chime, make noise
2. to hit the hour

   तीन मिनिटांत दोन वाजतील.

   tīn miniṭānt don vāj̈tīl.

   It will be two o'clock in three minutes.

Derived terms

• थंडी वाजणे (thaṇḍī vāj̈ṇe, “to feel cold”)

References

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