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Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit शत्रु (śátru), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *śátruṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćátruš, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱét-ru-s, from *ḱet- (“to be angry”). Compare Gujarati શત્રુ (śatru), Hindi शत्रु (śatru), Kannada ಶತ್ರು (śatru), Punjabi ਸ਼ੱਤਰੂ (śattarū) / شترو (śtro), Bengali শত্রু (śotru), Malayalam ശത്രു (śatru).
Pronunciation
Noun
शत्रू • (śatrū) m
- enemy, adversary, foe
- Synonym: वैरी (vairī)
- Antonyms: दोस्त (dosta), मित्र (mitra)
आळस हा मनुष्याचा सर्वात मोठा शत्रू आहे.- āḷas hā manuṣyācā sarvāt moṭhā śatrū āhe.
- Laziness is man's greatest enemy.
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “शत्रू”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “शत्रु”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “शत्रु”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
Sanskrit
Pronunciation
Noun
शत्रू • (śátrū)
- masculine nominative dual of शत्रु (śatru)
- masculine vocative dual of शत्रु (śatru)
- masculine accusative dual of शत्रु (śatru)