वय
See also: वायु
Marathi
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit वयस् (vayas). Compare Gujarati વય (vaya), Middle Bengali বয় (baẏa), Thai วัย (wai).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋəj/
- Rhymes: -əj
Noun
वय • (vay) n
- age
Derived terms
- वयात येणे (vayāt yeṇe, “to reach puberty, come of age”)
Further reading
- Berntsen, Maxine, “वय”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “वय”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “वय”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.