जेवढे
Marathi
Alternative forms
- जेवढं (jevḍha) (standard colloquial).
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘕𑘹𑘪𑘛 (jevaḍha), 𑘕𑘹𑘪𑘿𑘮𑘚 (jevhaḍ), from Sanskrit यावत् (yāvat).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡ʑeʋ.ɖʱe/
Adjective
जेवढे • (jevḍhe)
Conjunction
जेवढे • (jevḍhe)
- as much as
- तुझे बाबा देखील तुझ्यावर तेवढंच प्रेम करतात जेवढे तुझी आई करते.
- tujhe bābā dekhīl tujhyāvar tevḍhañca prem kartāt jevḍhe tujhī āī karte.
- Your father loves you just as much as your mother does.
Determiner
जेवढे • (jevḍhe) (relative)
- however much, as
- जेवढे दारुण स्वभावाचे ते बाहेरून दिसतात तेवढेच आतून मऊ आहेत.
- jevḍhe dāruṇ svabhāvāce te bāherūn distāt tevḍhec ātūn maū āhet.
- However much he may feel fierce on the exterior, he is as mellow on the inside.
Synonyms
- जितके (jitke)
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “जेवढे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “जेवढे”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “जेवढ”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan