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 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)
- to become
- to happen
- काय झाले?
- kāy jhāle?
- What happened?
- Synonym: घडणे (ghaḍṇe)
- to be done, finished
See also
- असणे (asṇe, “to be”)
References
- Berntsen, Maxine, “होणे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.