उखाणा

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀉𑀯𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀸𑀡 (uvakkhāṇa), from Sanskrit उपाख्यान (upākhyāna), उपाख्यानक (upākhyānaka). Compare Gujarati ઉખાણું (ukhāṇũ), ઉખાણો (ukhāṇo), Sindhi اوکاڻ / ओखाण (“illustration, example”), اوکاڻَڻُ / ओखाणणु (“to exemplify, recognise”), Nepali उखान (ukhān), Assamese উখনা (ukhona), উখনি (ukhoni, “altercation”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /u.kʰa.ɳa/

Noun

उखाणा • (ukhāṇā) m

1. riddle, rhyme

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “उखाणा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “उखाणा”, 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) “उखाणा”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “upākhyāna”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press