जेवढे

Marathi

Alternative forms

• जेवढं (jevḍha) (standard colloquial).

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘕𑘹𑘪𑘛 (jevaḍha), 𑘕𑘹𑘪𑘿𑘮𑘚 (jevhaḍ), from Sanskrit यावत् (yāvat).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʑeʋ.ɖʱe/

Adjective

जेवढे • (jevḍhe)

1. as much, as many, as large

Conjunction

जेवढे • (jevḍhe)

1. as much as

   तुझे बाबा देखील तुझ्यावर तेवढंच प्रेम करतात जेवढे तुझी आई करते.

   tujhe bābā dekhīl tujhyāvar tevḍhañca prem kartāt jevḍhe tujhī āī karte.

   Your father loves you just as much as your mother does.

Determiner

जेवढे • (jevḍhe) (relative)

1. however much, as

   जेवढे दारुण स्वभावाचे ते बाहेरून दिसतात तेवढेच आतून मऊ आहेत.

   jevḍhe dāruṇ svabhāvāce te bāherūn distāt tevḍhec ātūn maū āhet.

   However much he may feel fierce on the exterior, he is as mellow on the inside.

Synonyms

• जितके (jitke)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “जेवढे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “जेवढे”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “जेवढ”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan