ढीग
Marathi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Prakrit *𑀠𑀺𑀕𑁆𑀕 (*ḍhigga, “lump”).[1]
Cognates
Compare with Old Gujarati ढीग (ḍhīga) and Hindi ढिगाड़ (ḍhigāṛ).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]- heap, pile
- Synonym: रास (rās)
- त्याने जमिनीवर ढीगभर साखर सांडवली.
- tyāne j̈aminīvar ḍhīgbhar sākhar sāṇḍavlī.
- He spilled a heap of sugar on the floor.
References
[edit]More information
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ḍhikka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press: “M. ḍhīg m. 'large heap, mass', ḍhigī f. 'a prop'”
- ^ Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “ढीग”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary[1], New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, page 58
- ^ Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “ढीग”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 360
- ^ दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “ढीग”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 1449.