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).

By surface analysis, 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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