गोफण

See also: गुंफणे

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘐𑘻𑘣𑘜 (gophaṇa), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀕𑁄𑀨𑀡𑀸 (gophaṇā), 𑀕𑀼𑀁𑀨𑀡 (guṃphaṇa), from Sanskrit गुम्फन (gumphana), गुम्फना (gumphanā). Compare Gujarati ગોફણ (gophaṇ), Hindustani گوپَھن (gophan) / गोफन (gophan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡo.pʰəɳ/

Noun

गोफण • (gophaṇ) f

1. sling (instrument for throwing)

Further reading

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