भणभणणे
Marathi
Etymology
Ultimately from a reduplication of Ashokan Prakrit *𑀪𑀡 (*bhaṇa). Cognate with Hindustani بَھنْبَھنَانَا / भनभनाना (bhanbhanānā), Malvi भणभणानो (bhaṇbhaṇāno), Nepali भनभनाइनु (bhanabhanāinu), Maithili भनभनाएब (bhanabhanāēb) / 𑒦𑒢𑒦𑒢𑒰𑒋𑒥 (bhanabhanāēba), Bengali ভনভনানো (bhônôbhnano).
Pronunciation
- (formal) IPA(key): /bʱəɳ.bʱəɳ.ɳe/
- (colloquial) IPA(key): /bʱəɳ.bʱəɳ.ɳə/
- Hyphenation: भण‧भण‧णे
Verb
भणभणणे • (bhaṇbhaṇṇe) (intransitive)
- to buzz, hum
Further reading
- Berntsen, Maxine, “भणभणणे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983, page 107.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “भणभणणें”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 601
- Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “भणभण”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala, page 2333.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*bhan2”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 534