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हेवा

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Marathi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘮𑘹𑘪𑘰 (hevā), borrowed from Old Kannada ಹೇವ (hēva) (compare Telugu ఏవ (ēva), Tamil ஏவம் (ēvam)).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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हेवा (hevām

  1. envy
    Synonym: मत्सर (matsar)

Further reading

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  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “हेवा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary[1], New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, page 170
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “हेवा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 910
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “हेवा, हेवादेवा”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 3222.
  • Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “ēvam”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 87.