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Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀅𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸𑀡𑀺 (aṇṇāṇi), 𑀅𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸𑀡𑀺𑀬 (aṇṇāṇiya) (with Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓- (-ika-)) via dissimilation (*𑀅𑀡𑁆𑀡𑀸𑀟𑀻 (*aṇṇāḍī)) followed by metathesis (*𑀅𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀸𑀡𑀻 (*aḍḍāṇī)), from Sanskrit अज्ञानिन् (ajñānin). Compare Gujarati અનાડી (anāḍī), Hindustani اَنَاڑِی (anāṛī) / अनाड़ी (anāṛī), Vaghri અનાડ઼ી (anāṛī), Sindhi اَناڙي /अनाड़ी, Marwari अनाड़ी (anāṛī), Punjabi ਅਨਾੜੀ (anāṛī) / اَناڑِی (anāṛī), Maithili अनाड़ी (anāṛī), 𑒁𑒢𑒰𑒛𑓃𑒲 (anāṛī), Nepali अनाडी (anāḍī), Odia ଅନାଡ଼ି (anāṛi), Bengali আনাড়ি (anaṛi), Assamese অনাৰী (onari).
Pronunciation
Adjective
अडाणी • (aḍāṇī)
- ignorant
Further reading
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “अडाणी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, page 2
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “अडाणी”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 17
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “अडाणी”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 40.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ajñānin”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 9