गहन

From Sanskrit गृभायति (gṛbhāyati), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰrebʰ-. Cognate to Marathi घेणे (gheṇe), Konkani घेवप (ghevap).

गहन (gahan)

1. to grasp, sieze
2. to take
   • 1809, Lallulal, Rajniti:

     तद वा नें धन तौ निज मंदिर मांहिं रख्यौ अरु बहुत सी खैवे की सामा लै बन की गै गही।

     tad vā nẽ dhan tau nij mandir mā̃hĩ rakhyau aru bahut sī khaive kī sāmā lai ban kī gai gahī.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

From Sanskrit गहन (gahana).

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /ɡə.ɦən/, [ɡɛ.ɦɛ̃n]

गहन • (gahan) (indeclinable)

1. dense, crowded
2. profound

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘐𑘮𑘡 (gahana, “deep”), from Sanskrit गहन (gahana).

• IPA^(key): /ɡə.ɦən/, [ɡən]

गहन • (gahan) (indeclinable)

1. deep, profound (in the context of meaning)

   Synonyms: खोल (khol), गंभीर (gambhīr)

2. obscure, abstruse

   Synonyms: क्लिष्ट (kliṣṭa), बिकट (bikaṭ)

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “गहन”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “गहन”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
• Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “गहन”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan