वाचवणे

Marathi

Etymology

Marathi verb set
वाचणे (vāċṇe)
वाचवणे (vāċavṇe)

Regular causative formation of the transitive definition of वाचणे (vāċṇe). Related to बचावणे (bacāvṇe) borrowed from Hindi बचाना (bacānā) (compare Gujarati બચાવવું (bacāvvũ), Punjabi ਬਚਾਉਣਾ (bacāuṇā) / بَچاؤݨا (bacā'oṇā), Sindhi بچائِڻُ / बचाइणु).

Pronunciation

  • (formal) IPA(key): /ʋa.t͡səʋ.ɳe/
  • (colloquial) IPA(key): /ʋa.t͡səʋ.ɳə/

Verb

वाचवणे • (vāċavṇe) (transitive)

  1. to save something (such as time, money or a life)

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “वाचवणे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
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