गौण

Hindi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit गौण (gauṇa, “secondary”).

Pronunciation

(Standard Hindi) IPA(key): /ɡɔːɳ/, [ɡɔ̃ːɳ]

Adjective

गौण • (gauṇ)

  1. secondary
  2. subsidiary, auxiliary, minor

Derived terms

  • गौणी (gauṇī)
  • गौणता (gauṇtā)
  • गौण रूप से (gauṇ rūp se)

References

  • Bahri, Hardev (1989), “गौण”, in Siksarthi Hindi-Angrejhi Sabdakosa [Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary], Delhi: Rajpal & Sons.
  • Caturvedi, Mahendra; Bhola Nath Tiwari (1970), “गौण”, in A practical Hindi-English dictionary, Delhi: National Publishing House

Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit गौण (gauṇa).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəuɳ/, [ɡəuːɳ]
  • Rhymes: -uɳ

Adjective

गौण • (gauṇ) (indeclinable) [1][2]

  1. secondary, inferior; of minor importance
    Synonym: दुय्यम (duyyam)
    Antonym: प्राथमिक (prāthamik)
  2. succedaneous, substitutionary

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “गौण”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  2. ^ Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “गौण”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
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