हेतू
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit हेतु (hetu). Cognate with Gujarati હેતુ (hetu), Hindi हेतु (hetu).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɦe.t̪u/, [ɦe.t̪uː]
Noun
हेतू • (hetū) m
- motive (reason for a particular action)
- Synonym: उद्देश (uddeś)
- cause, reason (that which causes)
- Synonym: कारण (kāraṇ)
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “हेतू”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “हेतू”, 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) “हेतू”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)