Marathi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian دیوانه (dēvāna), from Middle Persian [script needed] (dyw'nk' /⁠dēwānag⁠/, demonic; crazy, insane). Compare Gujarati દીવાનું (dīvānũ), Hindustani دِیوَانَہ (dīvāna) / दीवाना (dīvānā), Punjabi ਦਿਵਾਨਾ (divānā), ਦੀਵਾਨਾ (dīvānā) / دِیوانہ (dīvāna).

Pronunciation

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  • (formal) IPA(key): /d̪i.ʋa.ɳe/
  • (colloquial) IPA(key): /d̪i.ʋa.ɳə/

Adjective

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दिवाणे (divāṇe)

  1. crazy, insane
    Synonym: वेडे (veḍe)

References

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  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “दिवाणे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “दिवाणा-ना”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
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