आपोआप

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Marathi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘁𑘢𑘹𑘽𑘁𑘢 (āpeṃāpa), which is the reduplication of 𑘁𑘢 (āpa, self).[1] Compare Hindi अपने आप (apne āp).

Adverb[edit]

आपोआप (āpoāp)

  1. automatically, by oneself, spontaneously

References[edit]

  1. ^ Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “आपेंआप”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.
  • Berntsen, Maxine, “आपोआप”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “आपोआप”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press