रोखणे

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘨𑘻𑘏𑘜𑘹 (rokhaṇe). Compare Gujarati રોકવું (rokvũ), Hindi रोकना (roknā), Punjabi ਰੋਕਣਾ (rokṇā) / روکنا (roknā), Sindhi روڪَڻُ / रोकणु (rokaṇu), Nepali रोक्नु (roknu).

Verb

रोखणे • (rokhṇe) (transitive)

1. to stop, obstruct

   Synonyms: अडवणे (aḍavṇe), थांबवणे (thāmbavṇe)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “रोखणे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “रोखणें”, 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) “रोंखणें”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “rōkk”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press