उजवे

See also: उजवें

Marathi

Alternative forms
  • उज़वं (uj̈va)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘄𑘕𑘲𑘪𑘰 (ujīvā), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀉𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀼 (ujju) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit ऋजु (ṛjú, “straight, right”).

Pronunciation
  • (formal) IPA(key): /ud͡z.ʋe/
  • (colloquial) IPA(key): /ud͡z.ʋə/
  • Hyphenation: उ‧ज़‧वे

Adjective

उज़वे • (uj̈ve)

  1. right, right-hand (side)
    Antonym: डावे (ḍāve)
  2. superior

Further reading
  • Berntsen, Maxine, “उजवे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983, page 12.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “उजवा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 88
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “उजवा-वी-वें”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 348.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “r̥jú”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 117
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