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Hindi
Noun
मेले • (mele) m
- inflection of मेला (melā):
- oblique/vocative singular
- direct plural
Konkani
Etymology
See मेलो (melo).
Pronunciation
Verb
मेले • (mele) (Latin script mele, Kannada script ಮೆಲೆ)
- first-person feminine singular perfect indicative of मर्चे (marce)
- second-person feminine singular perfect indicative of मर्चे (marce)
- third-person feminine singular perfect indicative of मर्चे (marce)
Marathi
Etymology
Proto-Indo-European *mer- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Ashokan Prakrit 𑀫𑀢 (mata) Marathi मेले (mele)
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘦𑘹𑘩𑘹𑘽 (meleṃ), from Prakrit 𑀫𑀅 (maa) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮- (-illa-) + -𑀓- (-ka-), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀫𑀢 (mata), from Sanskrit मृ॒त (mṛtá). Doublet of मुडदा (muḍdā) and मृत (mŕt).
Cognate with Hindi मुआ (muā), Gujarati મૂઉં (mūũ), Kachchi મુઓ (muo).
Verb
मेले • (mele) n
- perfective of मरणे (marṇe, “to die”)
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “मेले”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “मेला”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “मेला”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mr̥tá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press