बकणे

Marathi

Etymology

Related to बकबक (bakbak) with reduplication (compare Maharastri Prakrit 𑀩𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀭 (bakkara)). Cognate with Gujarati બકવું (bakvũ), Hindustani بَکْنَا‎ / बकना (baknā), Sindhi بَڪَڻُ‎ / बकणु, Punjabi ਬਕਣਾ (bakṇā) / بَکݨا‎ (bakṇā), Nepali बक्नु (baknu), Maithili बकब (bakab) / 𑒥𑒏𑒥 (bakaba), Oriya ବକିବା (bôkiba), Bengali বকা (boka), Assamese বকা (boka).

Pronunciation
  • (formal) IPA(key): /bək.ɳe/
  • (colloquial) IPA(key): /bək.ɳə/

Verb

बकणे • (bakṇe) (intransitive)

  1. to chatter senselessly, talk nonsense
    Synonym: बडबडणे (baḍbaḍṇe)

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