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Marathi
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Persian زیادتی (ziyâdati), from Arabic زِيَادَةِ (ziyādati). Related to जादा (jādā). Compare Gujarati જાસ્તી (jāstī), Kannada ಜಾಸ್ತಿ (jāsti), dialectal Punjabi ਜਾਸਤੀ (jāstī), Bengali জাস্তি (jasti).
Pronunciation
Adjective
जास्त • (jāsta)
- more, excessive
Adverb
जास्त • (jāsta)
- more, excessively
Usage notes
- जास्त (jāsta), अधिक (adhik) and कमी (kamī) are used to explicitly indicate the comparative degree of adjectives.
- जास्त हुशार ― jāsta huśār ― smarter, more intelligent
- अधिक हुशार ― adhik huśār ― smarter, more intelligent
- कमी हुशार ― kamī huśār ― less smart, less intelligent
- सर्वात (जास्त) is one way to indicate the superlative degree of adjectives.
- सर्वात (जास्त) हुशार ― sarvāt (jāsta) huśār ― smartest, most intelligent
Derived terms
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Dhongde, Ramesh Vaman, Wali, Kashi (2009) Marathi, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Pub. Co., page 57
Further reading
- Berntsen, Maxine, “जास्त”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “जास्त”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “जास्त”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).