परंतु

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit परं तु (paraṃ tu).

Pronunciation

(Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /pə.ɾən.t̪uː/, [pɐ.ɾɐ̃n̪.t̪uː]

Conjunction

परंतु • (parantu)

but, however
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:मगर

References

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

Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit परं तु (paraṃ tu).

Conjunction

परंतु • (parantu)

but, however, yet, nevertheless
Synonym: पण (paṇ)

Further reading

Berntsen, Maxine, “परंतु”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “परंतु”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press

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