धिमे

See also: धीमा, धीमे, and धूम

Marathi

Etymology

Compare Gujarati ધીમું (dhīmũ), Hindustani دِھیمِا (dhīm-i) / धीमा (dhīmā), Punjabi ਧੀਮਾ (dhīmā) / دھِیما (dhīmā), Bengali ঢিমা (ḍhima).

Pronunciation

• (formal) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱi.me/
• (colloquial) IPA^(key): /d̪ʱi.mə/

Adjective

धिमे • (dhime)

1. slow, steady, calm

   Synonym: हळू (haḷū)

Adverb

धिमे • (dhime)

1. slowly

   Synonym: हळू (haḷū)

References

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