Marathi

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Etymology

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Marathi verb set
शिकणे (śikṇe)
शिकवणे (śikavṇe)

    Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘭𑘱𑘎𑘜𑘹 (sikaṇe), 𑘭𑘱𑘏𑘜𑘹 (sikhaṇe), from Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀇 (sikkhaï), from Sanskrit शिक्ष॑ति (śíkṣati, to learn). Cognate with Konkani शिक्चे (śikce), Gujarati શીખવું (śīkhvũ), Hindi सीखना (sīkhnā), Nepali सिक्नु (siknu), Bengali শেখা (śekha), Assamese শিকা (xika).

    Pronunciation

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

    Verb

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    शिकणे (śikṇe) (transitive)

    1. to learn

    References

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    • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “शिकणे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
    • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “शिकणें”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
    • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “शिकणें”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śíkṣatē”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press