शत्रू
See also: शत्रु
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit शत्रु (śátru), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *śátruṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćátruš, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱét-ru-s, from *ḱet- (“to be angry”). Compare Gujarati શત્રુ (śatru), Hindi शत्रु (śatru), Kannada ಶತ್ರು (śatru), Punjabi ਸ਼ੱਤਰੂ (śattarū) / شترو (śtro), Bengali শত্রু (śôtru), Malayalam ശത്രു (śatru).
Noun
शत्रू • (śatrū) m
- enemy, adversary, foe
- आळस हा मनुष्याचा सर्वात मोठा शत्रू आहे.
- āḷas hā manuṣyācā sarvāt moṭhā śatrū āhe.
- Laziness is man's greatest enemy.
- Synonym: वैरी (vairī)
- Antonyms: दोस्त (dosta), मित्र (mitra)
References
- Berntsen, Maxine, “शत्रू”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “शत्रु”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “शत्रु”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.
Sanskrit
Pronunciation
- (Vedic) IPA(key): /ɕɐ́t.ɾuː/
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈɕɐt̪.ɾuː/
Noun
शत्रू • (śátrū)
- masculine nominative dual of शत्रु (śatru)
- masculine vocative dual of शत्रु (śatru)
- masculine accusative dual of शत्रु (śatru)