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Hindi
Pronunciation
Adjective
आधी • (ādhī) f
- direct/oblique/vocative feminine singular/plural of आधा (ādhā)
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘁𑘟𑘱𑘽 (ādiṃ), 𑘁𑘟𑘲𑘽 (ādīṃ), 𑘁𑘠𑘲𑘽 (ādhīṃ), from Sanskrit आदि (ādi).
Pronunciation
Adverb
आधी • (ādhī)
- before
- Synonym: पूर्वी (pūrvī)
- in advance, early
- Antonym: नंतर (nantar)
Postposition
आधी • (ādhī)
- before
- Synonym: पूर्वी (pūrvī)
- Antonym: नंतर (nantar)
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “आधी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “आदीं”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “आधीं”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).