झिजणे

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘖𑘲𑘕𑘜𑘹 (jhījaṇe), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀛𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀇 (jhijjaï), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *gẓʰiyáti (“to perish, decay”) (compare Sanskrit क्षीयते (kṣīyate)) from Proto-Indo-European *dʰgʷʰiyéti. Related to झीज (jhīj, “wear and tear, loss”).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

झिजणे • (jhijṇe) (intransitive)

1. to wear away, waste away

Further reading

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

Old Marathi

Verb

झिजणे (jhijaṇe)

1. Devanagari form of 𑘖𑘲𑘕𑘜𑘹 (jhījaṇe)