ठाणे

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Marathi ठाणे (ṭhāṇe). Doublet of थाना (thānā). Compare Nepali ठाउँ (ṭhāũ).

Pronunciation

  • (Delhi) IPA(key): /ʈʰɑː.ɳeː/, [ʈʰäː.ɳeː]
  • Hyphenation: ठा‧णे

Proper noun

ठाणे • (ṭhāṇem (indeclinable, Urdu spelling ٹَھانے)

  1. Thane (a large city and district of Maharashtra, India)

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘙𑘜𑘹𑘽 (ṭhaṇeṃ), from Prakrit 𑀞𑀸𑀡𑀕 (ṭhāṇaga), from Sanskrit स्थानक (sthānaka). Compare Hindustani تَھانَا (thānā) / थाना (thānā), Nepali ठाउँ (ṭhāũ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʈʰa.ɳe/
  • Hyphenation: ठा‧णे

Noun

ठाणे • (ṭhāṇen

  1. post, station
  2. police station (head station of a taluk)

Proper noun

ठाणे • (ṭhāṇen

  1. Thane (a large city and district of Maharashtra, India)

Descendants

  • English: Thane
  • Hindustani: ṭhāṇe
    Hindi: ठाणे
    Urdu: ٹَھانے (ṭhāne)

Further reading

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “ठाणे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, page 55
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “ठाणें”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 346
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “ठाणें”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 1402
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sthāˊna”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 794