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Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian گناهگار (gunāhgār) (see Iranian Persian گناهکار (gonâh-kâr)). By surface analysis, गुन्हा (gunhā) + -गार (-gār).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡu.nʱe.ɡaɾ/
- Hyphenation: गु‧न्हे‧गार
- Rhymes: -aɾ
Noun
गुन्हेगार • (gunhegār) m
- criminal
- Synonym: अपराधी (aprādhī)
Derived terms
Further reading
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “गुन्हेगार”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, page 37
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “गुन्हेगार”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 239
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “गुन्हा”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 1003.
Varhadi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian گناهگار (gunāhgār) (see Iranian Persian گناهکار (gonâh-kâr)). By surface analysis, गुना (gunā) + -गार (-gār).
Noun
गुन्हेगार (gunhegār) m
- criminal
असं पायाले मी काय गुन्हेगार हाव.- asa pāyāle mī kāy gunhegār hāv.
Further reading
- विठ्ठल वाघ [Vitthal Wagh], रावसाहेब काळे (2021) “गुन्हेगार”, in वऱ्हाडी शब्दकोश [Varhadi Dictionary] (in Marathi), volume 1, एल्फिन्स्टन तांत्रिक विद्यालय इमारत, ३, महापालिका मार्ग, धोबीतलाव, मुंबई ४०० ००१ : राज्य मराठी विकास संस्था , →ISBN, page 160, column 2.