-शे

Konkani

Alternative forms

• -शि (-śi)

Etymology

From Maharastri Prakrit 𑀲𑀅 (saa), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀲𑀢 (sata), from Sanskrit शत (śatá, “hundred”). Compare Marathi -शे (-śe).

Pronunciation

• (Goud Saraswat) IPA^(key): [ʃɛ]
• (Roman Catholic) IPA^(key): [ʃɛ̃]

Suffix

-शे • (-śe) (Latin script -xem, Kannada script -ಶೆ)

1. Denotes a hundredfold; a hundred multiplied by the prefixed numeral

   दोनशे ― donśe ― two hundred

Marathi

Alternative forms

• -शें (-śẽ) (older form)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘫𑘿𑘧𑘹 (śye), 𑘭𑘹𑘽 (seṃ), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀲𑀅 (saa), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀲𑀢 (sata), from Sanskrit शत (śatá, “hundred”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *śatám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćatám, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥tóm. Related to शंभर (śambhar). Cognate with Gujarati સો (so), Hindi सौ (sau).

Suffix

-शे • (-śe)

1. Denotes a hundredfold; a hundred multiplied by the prefixed numeral

   चारशे ― cārśe ― four hundred

Usage notes

• For one hundred, शंभर (śambhar) is used instead of एकशे. However, एकशे is used for 101 to 199 inclusive such as:

  एकशे एक ― ekśe ek ― one hundred and one

Further reading

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