म्हणून

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)

  1. 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).

Synchronically analysable as 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/, [mʱə.ɳuːn]

Conjunction

म्हणून (mhaṇūn)

  1. thus, therefore

Postposition

म्हणून (mhaṇūn)

  1. as
    या शाळेत मी शिक्षक म्हणून काम करतो.
    yā śāḷet mī śikṣak mhaṇūn kām karto.
    I work as a teacher in this school.

References

  1. Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “म्हणौनि,_म्हणौनिया,_म्हणौनु”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.

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