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ढीग

Marathi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Prakrit *𑀠𑀺𑀕𑁆𑀕 (*ḍhigga, “lump”).[1]

Cognates

Compare with Old Gujarati ढीग (ḍhīga) and Hindi ढिगाड़ (ḍhigāṛ).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɖʱiɡ/, [ɖʱiːɡ]
  • Rhymes: -iɡ
  • Hyphenation: ढीग

Noun

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ढीग • (ḍhīg) m[2][3][4]

  1. 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

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More information
  1. ^ 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'”
  2. ^ Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “ढीग”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary‎[1], New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, page 58
  3. ^ Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “ढीग”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 360
  4. ^ दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “ढीग”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 1449.
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