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Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘦𑘿𑘮𑘜𑘲𑘕𑘹 (mhaṇīje), the passive/optative form of 𑘥𑘜𑘜𑘹 (bhaṇaṇe), 𑘦𑘿𑘮𑘜𑘜𑘹 (mhaṇaṇe, “to say”) (equivalent to modern म्हणणे (mhaṇṇe)). Compare पाहिजे (pāhije), another relic of the Old Marathi passive/optative construction. Related to म्हणून (mhaṇūn).
Adverb
म्हणजे • (mhaṇje)
- meaning, that is to say
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “म्हणजे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “म्हणजे”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press