गुन्हा

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Marathi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian گناه (gunāh), from Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (wnʾs /⁠wināh⁠/), 𐫇𐫏𐫗𐫀𐫍 (wynʾh /⁠wināh⁠/, sin, crime). Compare Gujarati ગુનો (guno), Hindi गुनाह (gunāh), Punjabi ਗੁਨਾਹ (gunāh) / گُناہ (gunāh), Bengali গোনা (gōna).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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गुन्हा (gunhām

  1. crime
    Synonym: अपराध (aprādh)

References

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