घटणे

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀖𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀇 (ghaṭṭaï), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀖𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀢𑀺 (*ghaṭṭati). Cognate with Gujarati ઘટવું (ghaṭvũ), Hindustani گَھٹْنَا (ghaṭnā) / घटना (ghaṭnā), Sindhi گَهٽَڻُ / घटणु / 𑊾𑋆𑋌𑋣 (ghaṭaṇu), Marwari घटणौ (ghaṭṇau) / 𑅘𑅞𑅢𑅒 (ghṭṇu), Gojri گھٹنو (ghaṭno), Saraiki گَھٹَّݨ (ghaṭṭaṇ), Punjabi ਘਟਣਾ (ghaṭṇā) / گَھٹݨا (ghaṭṇā), Nepali घट्नु (ghaṭnu), Maithili घटब (ghaṭab) / 𑒒𑒙𑒥 (ghaṭaba), Assamese ঘটা (ghota), ঘাটা (ghata).

Pronunciation

• (formal) IPA^(key): /ɡʱəʈ.ɳe/
• (colloquial) IPA^(key): /ɡʱəʈ.ɳə/
• Hyphenation: घट‧णे

Verb

घटणे • (ghaṭṇe) (intransitive)

1. to decrease, diminish, fall

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine, “घटणे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983, page 39.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “घटणें”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 251
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “घटणें”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 1045.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*ghaṭṭati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 238

Old Marathi

Verb

घटणे (ghaṭaṇe)

1. Devanagari script form of 𑘑𑘘𑘜𑘹

References

• Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “[1]”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999, page 214.