होणे

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘮𑘻𑘜𑘹 (hoṇe), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀳𑁄𑀇 (hoi), from Sanskrit भवति (bhávati), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *bʰáwati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰáwHati, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰéwH-e-ti, from *bʰuH-. Cognate with Hindi होना (honā).

Pronunciation
  • (formal) IPA(key): /ɦo.ɳe/
  • (colloquial) IPA(key): /ɦo.ɳə/

Verb

होणे • (hoṇe) (intransitive)

  1. to become
  2. to happen
    Synonym: घडणे (ghaḍṇe)
    काय झाले?
    kāy jhāle?
    What happened?
  3. to be done, finished

See also

References
  • Berntsen, Maxine, “होणे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
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