जपणे

See also: जपान and जपानी

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘕𑘢𑘜𑘹 (japaṇe, “to repeat; to be watchful; to take care of”), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀚𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀇 (jappaï), 𑀚𑀁𑀧𑀇 (jaṃpaï), from Sanskrit जल्पति (jálpati). Compare Gujarati જપવું (japvũ), Hindustani جَپْنَا (japnā) / जपना (japnā), Sindhi جَپَڻُ / जपणु, Punjabi ਜਪਣਾ (japṇā) / جَپݨا (japṇā), Nepali जप्नु (japnu), Maithili जपब (japab) / 𑒖𑒣𑒥 (japaba).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

जपणे • (j̈apṇe) (transitive)

1. to take care, look after

   Synonym: काळजी घेणे (kāḷjī gheṇe)

2. to conserve

Derived terms

• जपणूक (j̈apṇuk, “conservation”)

 

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “जपणे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “जापणें,_जांपणें”, 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) “जपणें”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).