झिजणे
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘖𑘲𑘕𑘜𑘹 (jhījaṇe), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀛𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀇 (jhijjaï), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *gẓʰiyáti (“to perish, decay”) (compare Sanskrit क्षीयते (kṣīyate)) from Proto-Indo-European *dʰgʷʰiyéti. Related to झीज (jhīj, “wear and tear, loss”).
Pronunciation
Verb
झिजणे • (jhijṇe) (intransitive)
- to wear away, waste away
Further reading
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “झिजणे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “झिजणें”, 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) “झिजणें”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*jhīyatē”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Old Marathi
Verb
झिजणे (jhijaṇe)
- Devanagari form of 𑘖𑘲𑘕𑘜𑘹 (jhījaṇe)