ओथंबणे

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀉𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀁𑀪𑀺𑀅 / उत्थंभिअ / ಉತ್ಥಂಭಿಅ (utthaṃbhia, past participle) (compare Pali upatthambheti, Old Marathi 𑘌𑘞𑘽𑘤 (othaṃba)), from Sanskrit उपस्तम्भयति (upastambhayati) (compare उपस्तभ्नाति (upastabhnāti)).

Pronunciation

• (formal) IPA^(key): /o.t̪ʰəm.bə.ɳe/
• (colloquial) IPA^(key): /o.t̪ʰəm.bə.ɳə/
• Hyphenation: ओ‧थंब‧णे

Verb

ओथंबणे • (othambṇe) (intransitive)

1. to sag, hang down from weight

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “ओथंबणे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary‎^[1], New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, page 18
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “ओथंबणें”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 120
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “ओथंबणें”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 486.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “upastambha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 106