उणे

Konkani

Alternative forms

• उणें (uṇẽ)

Etymology

From Sanskrit ऊन (ūna), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HuHnás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁uh₂nós. Cognate with Marathi उणे (uṇe).

Adjective

उणे • (uṇe) (Latin script unem, Kannada script ಉಣೆ)

1. less, short (of the right number)

Derived terms

• उणेपण (uṇepaṇ, “deficiency”)

Marathi

Etymology

From Sanskrit ऊन (ūna), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *HuHnás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁uh₂nós. Cognate with Konkani उणे (uṇe).

Pronunciation

• (formal) IPA^(key): /u.ɳe/
• (colloquial) IPA^(key): /u.ɳə/

Adjective

उणे • (uṇe)

1. less, short (of the right number)

   Synonym: कमी (kamī)

   Antonym: जास्त (jāsta)

   पुणे तिथे काय उणे.

   puṇe tithe kāy uṇe.

   Pune lacks in nothing.

   (literally, “In Pune, what's lacking.”)

2. minus

Derived terms

• उणीव (uṇīv, “deficiency”)

References

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