होणे

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘮𑘻𑘜𑘹 (hoṇe), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀳𑁄𑀇 (hoi), from Sanskrit भवति (bhávati), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *bʰáwati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰáwHati, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéwH-e-ti, from *bʰuH-. Cognate with Hindi होना (honā).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

होणे • (hoṇe) (intransitive)

1. to become
2. to happen

   Synonym: घडणे (ghaḍṇe)

   काय झाले?

   kāy jhāle?

   What happened?

3. to be done, finished

See also

• असणे (asṇe, “to be”)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “होणे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies