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म्हणजे

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Marathi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘦𑘿𑘮𑘜𑘲𑘕𑘹 (mhaṇīje), the passive/optative form of 𑘥𑘜𑘜𑘹 (bhaṇaṇe), 𑘦𑘿𑘮𑘜𑘜𑘹 (mhaṇaṇe, “to say”) (equivalent to modern म्हणणे (mhaṇṇe)). Compare पाहिजे (pāhije), another relic of the Old Marathi passive/optative construction. Related to म्हणून (mhaṇūn).

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For sense 2, semantically compare Gujarati એટલે (eṭle).

Adverb

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म्हणजे • (mhaṇje)[1][2]

  1. meaning, that is to say
  3. used for definitions or translations
    जल म्हणजे पाणी
    jal mhaṇje pāṇī
    जल (jal) means पाणी (pāṇī).
    什么 म्हणजे काय?
    什么 mhaṇje kāy?
    What does 什么 mean (in Marathi)?

References

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  1. ^ Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “म्हणजे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary‎[1], New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, page 123
  2. ^ Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “म्हणजे”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 672
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