तोलणे

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘝𑘻𑘩𑘜𑘹 (tolaṇe), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀢𑁄𑀮𑀇 (tolaï), 𑀢𑁄𑀮𑁂𑀇 (tolei), from Sanskrit तोलयति (tolayati). Compare Gujarati તોળવું (toḷvũ), Hindustani تَولْنَا (taulnā) / तौलना (taulnā), Sindhi تورَڻُ / तोरणु, Marwari तोलणौ (tolṇau), Punjabi ਤੋਲਣਾ (tolṇā) / تولݨا (tolṇā), Phalura toolíi / تولی, Nepali तौलनु (taulanu), Maithili तोलब (tōlab) / 𑒞𑒼𑒪𑒥 (tōlaba), Odia ତୋଳିବା (toḷiba), Bengali তোলা (tōla), Assamese তোলা (tüla).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

तोलणे • (tolṇe) (transitive)

1. to weigh

   Synonym: जोखणे (jokhṇe)

Derived terms

• तोल (tol, “balance”)

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine, “तोलणे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983, page 64.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “तोलणें”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 391
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “तोलणें”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 1575.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “tōláyati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 341