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Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘋𑘭 (aisa), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀏𑀈𑀲 (eīsa), from Sanskrit ईदृश (īdṛśa). Cognate with Konkani अशें (aśẽ), Hindi ऐसा (aisā).
Pronunciation
Adjective
असे • (ase)
- such, of this sort, of this kind
Adverb
असे • (ase)
- like this, like so, in this manner
See also
- तसे (tase, “like that”)
- कसे (kase, “how”)
References
- Berntsen, Maxine, “असे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “असा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “असा”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “īdŕ̊śa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Sanskrit
Noun
असे • (ase)
- vocative singular of असि (asi, “sword”)