वाजणे

Marathi

Etymology

From Old Marathi वाजणे (vājaṇe), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀯𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀇 (vajjaï), from Sanskrit वाद्यते (vādyate). Compare Gujarati વાગવું (vāgvũ), Hindi बजना (bajnā), Nepali बज्नु (bajnu), Assamese বজা (boza).

Verb

वाजणे • (vāj̈ṇe) (intransitive)

  1. to ring, chime, make noise
  2. to hit the hour
    तीन मिनिटात दोन वाजतील.
    tīn miniṭāt don vāj̈tīl.
    It will be two o'clock in three minutes.

Derived terms

  • थंडी वाजणे (thaṇḍī vāj̈ṇe, “to feel cold”)

References

  • Maxine Berntsen (1982-1983), “वाजणे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • James Thomas Molesworth (1857), “वाजणें”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Shankar Gopal Tulpule and Anne Feldhau (1999), “वाजणे”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “vādyatē (11513)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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