डुंबणे

Marathi

Etymology

Possibly from the metathesis of Maharastri Prakrit 𑀩𑀼𑀟𑁆𑀟𑀇 (buḍḍaï, “sinks”)[1] (whence बुडणे (buḍṇe)). Compare Gujarati ડૂબવું (ḍūbvũ), Hindustani ڈُوبْنَا‎ / डूबना (ḍūbnā), Punjabi ਡੁੱਬਣਾ (ḍubbaṇā) / ڈُبّݨا‎ (ḍubbṇā), Nepali डुब्नु (ḍubnu), Maithili डुबब (ḍubab) / 𑒛𑒳𑒥𑒥 (ḍubaba), Oriya ଡୁବିବା (ḍubiba), Bengali ডুবা (ḍuba), Assamese ডুবা (duba).

Pronunciation

(formal) IPA^(key): /ɖum.bə.ɳe/
(colloquial) IPA^(key): /ɖum.bə.ɳə/

Verb

डुंबणे • (ḍumbṇe) (intransitive)

to play in water

References

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*ḍubb”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Further reading

Berntsen, Maxine, “डुंबणे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “डुंबणें,_डुंभणें,_डुमणें”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “डुंब(भ,म)णें”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.

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