मोजणे

Marathi

Alternative forms

• मेजणे (mej̈aṇe) (deprecated)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi मेजणे (mej̈aṇe), Maharastri Prakrit 𑀫𑁂𑀚𑁆𑀚 (mejja), from Sanskrit मा (mā, “to measure”), from Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- (“to measure”). Related to मोज (moj̈, “measured quantity, measurement”). Compare Konkani मेज्चे (mezce).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mod͡z.ɳe/

Verb

मोजणे • (moj̈aṇe) (transitive)

1. to count

   Synonym: गणणे (gaṇaṇe)

2. to measure
3. (figurative) to consider important

Derived terms

• मोजणी (moj̈aṇī)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “मोजणे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “मोजणे”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mḗya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press