માંગવું

Gujarati

Alternative forms

• માગવું (māgvũ)

Etymology

Gujarati verb set
માંગવું (mā̃gvũ)
મંગાવું (maṅgāvũ)
મંગાવવું (maṅgāvvũ)

Inherited from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀤𑀺 (maggadi), from Sanskrit मार्गति (mā́rgati, “to seek, look for”), from मार्ग् (mārg, “to seek”). Cognate with Assamese মাগা (maga), Bengali মাঙ্গা (maṅga), Hindustani مانگنا / माँगना (māṅgnā), Kachchi મંગણૂ (maṅgṇū), Kashmiri مَنٛگُن (mangun), Marathi मागणे (māgṇe), Nepali माग्नु (māgnu), Odia ମାଗିବା (māgibā), and Punjabi ਮੰਗਣਾ (maṅgṇā).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Gujarati) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑŋ.ɡʋũ/
• Rhymes: -ɑŋ.ɡʋũ
• Hyphenation: માં‧ગવું

Verb

માંગવું • (māṅgvũ) (transitive)

1. to ask, request
2. to demand

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “māˊrgati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press