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Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi तान्ह (tānha), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀢𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸 (taṇhā), from Sanskrit तृष्णा (tṛṣṇā). Cognate with Konkani तान (tān) and Pali taṇhā.
Pronunciation
Noun
तहान • (tahān) f
- thirst
References
- Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “तान्ह”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “tŕ̊ṣṇā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press