Marathi
Etymology
Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hnadʰ-
Marathi वहाण (vahāṇ)
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀳𑀡𑀸 (vāhaṇā) 𑀉𑀯𑀸𑀳𑀡𑀸 (uvāhaṇā), from Sanskrit उपानह् (upānáh). Compare Konkani व्हाण (vhāṇ).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋə.ɦaɳ/, [ʋʱaɳ]
Noun
वहाण • (vahāṇ) f
- shoe, sandal
References
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “वहाण”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 2769