परंतु
Hindi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit परं तु (paraṃ tu).
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /pə.ɾən.t̪uː/, [pɐ.ɾɐ̃n̪.t̪uː]
Conjunction
परंतु • (parantu)
- but, however
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:परन्तु
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “paraṁ tu”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Marathi
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Sanskrit परं तु (paraṃ tu).
Conjunction
परंतु • (parantu)
- (formal, literary) but, however, yet, nevertheless
- Synonym: पण (paṇ)
Further reading
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “परंतु”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “परंतु”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press