Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word आणि. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word आणि, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say आणि in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word आणि you have here. The definition of the word आणि will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofआणि, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
This word is an exception to the orthographic rule that word-final /i/ and /u/ in native (non-borrowed) words are always long.[1]
References
^ Raeside, Ian Matthew Paton, Nemade, Bhalchandra Vanaji (1991) Marathi Reading Course, London: School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, page 16
Further reading
Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “आणि”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “आणि”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “आणि,_आण्,_आन्(अन्)-न-नि”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश(mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ(mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “anyá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press