Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian زخمی. By surface analysis, जखम (jakham, “wound”) + -ई (-ī). Cognate with Hindi ज़ख़्मी (zaxmī).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡ʑəkʰ.mi/, [d͡ʑəkʰ.miː]
Adjective
जखमी • (jakhmī) (indeclinable) [1][2]
- wounded, injured, hurt
- Synonyms: घायाळ (ghāyāḷ), जायबंदी (jāybandī), आहत (āhat)
References
- ^ Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “जखमी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- ^ Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911), “जखमी”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press