सोंग

See also: संग, साग, सँग, and सींग

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘭𑘻 (so), 𑘭𑘻𑘽𑘐 (soṃga), 𑘭𑘻𑘁𑘽𑘐 (soāṃga), 𑘭𑘿𑘪𑘰𑘽𑘐 (svāṃga) (compare Sanskrit समङ्ग (samaṅga, “a kind of game”)). Cognate with Hindustani سْوَانْگ (svāṅg) / स्वाँग (svāṅg), Gujarati સોંગ (soṅg), સ્વાંગ (svā̃g), Punjabi ਸਾਂਗ (sāṅg) / سانگ (sāng), ਸ੍ਵਾਂਗ (svāṅg), ਸਵਾਂਗ (savāṅg) / سوانگ (soāng), Odia ସୁଆଙ୍ଗ (suaṅgô).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /soŋ.ɡə/

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Noun

सोंग • (soṅga) n

1. impersonation, pretence

   सगळी सोंगं आणता येतात पण पैशाचं सोंग आणता येत नाही.

   sagḷī soṅga āṇtā yetāt paṇ paiśāca soṅga āṇtā yet nāhī.

   All false pretences can be made other than pretending to have money.

2. form, appearance
3. a person of ridiculous appearance

References

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