चाहणे

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘓𑘰𑘮𑘜𑘹 (cāhaṇe), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀘𑀸𑀳𑀇 (cāhaï), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀘𑀸𑀳𑁆 (*cāh) (see there and Hindi चाहना (cāhnā) for more). Possibly related to पाहणे (pāhṇe). Cognate with Gujarati ચાહવું (cāhvũ), Hindustani चाहना (cāhnā) / چَاہْنَا (cāhnā), Bengali চাওয়া (caōẇa), Assamese চা (sa).

Pronunciation

• (formal) IPA^(key): /t͡ɕaɦ.ɳe/, [t͡ɕa.ɳe]
• (colloquial) IPA^(key): /t͡ɕaɦ.ɳə/, [t͡ɕa.ɳə]

Verb

चाहणे • (cāhṇe) (transitive)

1. to love, like

See also

• आवडणे (āvaḍṇe)

Further reading

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