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Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀓𑀳𑀸𑀡𑀅 n (kahāṇaa), from Sanskrit कथानक (kathānaka). Cognate with Gujarati કહાણી (kahāṇī), Hindustani کَہَانِی (kahānī) / कहानी (kahānī), Punjabi ਕਹਾਣੀ (kahāṇī) / کَہانی (kahānī), Odia କାହାଣୀ (kāhāṇi), Bengali কাহিনী (kahini), Assamese কাহিনী (kahini).
Pronunciation
Noun
कहाणी • (kahāṇī) f
- story, tale
- Synonyms: कथा (kathā), गोष्ट (goṣṭa)
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “कहाणी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “कहाणी”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “कहाणी-कहाणी”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kathānaka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press