ठेंगणे

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘙𑘹𑘽𑘐𑘜 (ṭheṃgaṇa), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀞𑁂𑀁𑀕 (*ṭheṃga). Compare Gujarati ઠીંગણું (ṭhī̃gṇũ), Hindustani ٹِھنگْنا / ठिंगना (ṭhiṅgnā), Punjabi ਠਿਗਣਾ (ṭhigṇā) / ٹھِگݨا (ṭhigṇā).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

ठेंगणे • (ṭheṅgṇe)

1. short

   Synonyms: आखूड (ākhūḍ), खुजे (khuje)

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine, “ठेंगणे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “ठेंगणा”, 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) “ठेंगणा”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*ṭhiṅga²”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 307