कहाणी

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀓𑀳𑀸𑀡𑀅 n (kahāṇaa), from Sanskrit कथानक (kathānaka). Cognate with Gujarati કહાણી (kahāṇī), Hindustani کَہَانِی‎ / कहानी (kahānī), Punjabi ਕਹਾਣੀ (kahāṇī) / کَہانی‎ (kahānī), Oriya କାହାଣୀ (kahaṇi), Bengali কাহিনী (kahini), Assamese কাহিনী (kahini).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kə.ɦa.ɳi/, [ka.ɳiː]

Noun

कहाणी • (kahāṇī) f

  1. story, tale
    Synonyms: कथा (kathā), गोष्ट (goṣṭa)

References
  • Berntsen, Maxine, “कहाणी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “कहाणी”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “कहाणी-कहाणी”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “kathānaka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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