वेधणे

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘪𑘹𑘠𑘜𑘹 (vedhaṇe), from Prakrit 𑀯𑀺𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀇 (viddhaï) with i to e and change in transitivity, from 𑀯𑀺𑀤𑁆𑀥 (viddha), from Sanskrit विद्ध (viddhá). Compare Gujarati વેધવું (vedhvũ), Hindustani بیدْھنَا (bedhnā) / बेधना (bedhnā), Marwari वेधणौ (vedhṇau) / 𑅯𑅓𑅦𑅢𑅒 (vedhṇu), Sindhi ويڌَڻُ / वेधणु / 𑋛𑋥𑋐𑋌𑋣 (vedhaṇu), Nepali बेध्नु (bedhnu), Odia ବିଧା (bidha), Dhivehi ވިދު (vidu).

Pronunciation

• (formal) IPA^(key): /ʋed̪ʱ.ɳe/
• (colloquial) IPA^(key): /ʋed̪ʱ.ɳə/
• Hyphenation: वेध‧णे

Verb

वेधणे • (vedhṇe) (transitive)

1. to draw, attract
2. to pierce, penetrate

Derived terms

• वेध (vedh)

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine, “वेधणे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983, page 143.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “वेधणें”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 772
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “वेधक”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 2877.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “viddhá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 683