नव्व्याण्णव
Marathi
Alternative forms
- नव्याण्णव (navyāṇṇav)
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘡𑘪𑘿𑘮𑘰𑘜𑘼 (navhāṇau), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀡𑀯𑀡𑀉𑀇 (ṇavaṇaüi), 𑀡𑀯𑀡𑀯𑀇 (ṇavaṇavaï), from Sanskrit नवनवति (navanavati). Compare Gujarati નવ્વાણું (navvāṇũ), Hindustani نِنْیَانَوے / निन्यानवे (ninyānve), نِنَانْوے / निनानवे (ninānve), Sindhi نَوانَويِ / नवानवे, Punjabi ਨੜ੍ਹਿਨਵੇਂ (naṛhinvẽ) / نَڑِھنْویں (naṛhinveṉ), Maithili निनान्नबे (ninānnabē) / 𑒢𑒱𑒢𑒰𑒢𑓂𑒢𑒥𑒹 (ninānnabē), Bengali নিরানব্বই (niranôbẇi), Assamese নিৰানব্বৈ (niranobboi), Dhivehi ނަވާނަވައި (navānavai).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /nəʋ.ʋjaɳ.ɳəʋ/
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Numeral
नव्व्याण्णव • (navvyāṇṇav)
- ninety-nine
Further reading
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “नव्याण्णव”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “नव्याण्णव”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “navanavati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press