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Konkani
Etymology
Past perfect of म्हण्चे (mhaṇce, “to say”). Cognate with Marathi म्हणून (mhaṇūn). Literally meaning "having said that".
Adverb
म्हणून • (mhaṇūn) (Latin script mhonnun, Kannada script ಮ್ಹಣೂನ್)
- thus, therefore
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘥𑘜𑘼𑘡𑘲 (bhaṇaunī), 𑘦𑘿𑘮𑘜𑘄𑘡𑘳 (mhaṇaunu), 𑘦𑘿𑘮𑘜𑘼𑘡𑘲 (mhaṇaunī), 𑘦𑘿𑘮𑘜𑘼𑘡𑘲𑘧𑘰 (mhaṇaunīyā),[1] from:
- the verb 𑘥𑘜𑘜𑘹 (bhaṇaṇe), 𑘦𑘿𑘮𑘜𑘜𑘹 (mhaṇaṇe, “to say”) + the absolutive ending 𑘄𑘡𑘳 (unu), 𑘍𑘡𑘲 (aunī), 𑘍𑘡𑘲𑘧𑘰 (aunīyā).
By surface analysis, म्हणणे (mhaṇṇe, “to say”) + -ऊन (-ūn, absolutive/completive marker and subordinating conjunction). Related to म्हणजे (mhaṇje). Cognate with Konkani म्हणून (mhaṇūn).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /mʱə.ɳun/,
Conjunction
म्हणून • (mhaṇūn)
- thus, therefore
Postposition
म्हणून • (mhaṇūn)
- as
या शाळेत मी शिक्षक म्हणून काम करतो.- yā śāḷet mī śikṣak mhaṇūn kām karto.
- I work as a teacher in this school.
References
Further reading
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “म्हणून”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “म्हणून_or_म्हणोन”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “म्हणून,_म्हणोन,_म्हणवून-ऊन”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).