मध्ये

Marathi

Alternative forms

  • मध्यें (madhyẽ) — nasalised form
  • मधे (madhe) — pronunciation spelling

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘦𑘠𑘿𑘧𑘹𑘽 (madhyeṃ), 𑘦𑘠𑘹𑘽 (madheṃ), borrowed from Sanskrit मध्य (madhya). Doublet of मध्य (madhya) and माज (māj). Compare Bengali মধ্যে (moddhe).

Pronunciation

  • (formal) IPA(key): /məd̪ʱ.je/[1]
  • (colloquial) IPA(key): /mə.d̪ʱe/[1]

Adjective

मध्ये • (madhye)

  1. (predicative) middle, central
    Synonyms: मधला (madhlā), मधील (madhīl) (more learned)

Adverb

मध्ये • (madhye)

  1. in the middle, in between

Postposition

मध्ये • (madhye)

  1. in, inside of
    घरामध्ये ― gharāmadhye ― inside the house
    खोलीमध्ये ― kholīmadhye ― in the room
  2. between

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Berntsen, Maxine, Nimbkar, Jai (1982) Marathi Structural Patterns, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, page 75

Further reading

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “मधे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “मध्यें”, 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) “मध्यें”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)
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