गाठणे

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀕𑀁𑀣𑀇 (gaṃthaï), 𑀕𑀁𑀞𑀇 (gaṃṭhaï), from Sanskrit ग्रन्थयति (granthayati), ग्रन्थति (granthati). Compare Gujarati ગાંઠવું (gā̃ṭhvũ), Hindustani گان٘ٹْھنا (gā̃ṭhnā) / गाँठना (gā̃ṭhnā), Sindhi ڳَنڍَڻُ / ॻंढणु, Punjabi ਗੰਢਣਾ (gaṇḍhṇā) / گَنڈھݨا (ganḍhṇā), Nepali गाँथ्नु (gā̃thnu), गाँठिनु (gā̃ṭhinu), Maithili गाँथब (gā̃thab) / 𑒑𑒰𑒿𑒟𑒥 (gā̃thaba), Odia ଗାନ୍ଥିବା (ganthiba), ଗାଣ୍ଠିବା (gaṇṭhiba), Bengali গাঁথা (gãtha), Dhivehi ގަތަނީ (gatanī).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

गाठणे • (gāṭhṇe) (transitive)

1. to catch up with, reach

Further reading

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