घराणे

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘑𑘨𑘰𑘜𑘹𑘽 (gharāṇeṃ), from Prakrit *𑀖𑀭𑀸𑀬𑀬𑀡 (*gharāyayaṇa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀕𑀭𑁆𑀳 (*garha), see there for more.

Pronunciation

• (formal) IPA^(key): /ɡʱə.ɾa.ɳe/
• (colloquial) IPA^(key): /ɡʱə.ɾa.ɳə/
• Hyphenation: घ‧रा‧णे
• Rhymes: -e

Noun

घराणे • (gharāṇe) n

1. family, lineage

   Synonyms: कुटुंब (kuṭumba), कूळ (kūḷ), परिवार (parivār), वंश (vauśa)

2. (music, art, dance) gharana, tradition, school

Further reading

More information

• Berntsen, Maxine, “घराणे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983, page 40.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “घराणा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 256
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “घराणा, घराणें”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 1067.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*gharāyatana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 239: “M. gharāṇẽ n., °ṇā m. 'family, race'”