दुय्यम

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian دويم (duyum).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d̪uj.jəm/
  • Rhymes: -əm
  • Hyphenation: दुय्‧यम

Adjective

दुय्यम • (duyyam) (indeclinable)

  1. secondary; subordinate; of lesser importance
    Synonym: गौण (gauṇ)
    Antonym: प्राथमिक (prāthmik)
    राष्ट्रीय हितापुढे वैयक्तिक स्वार्थ दुय्यम ठरतो.
    rāṣṭrīy hitāpuḍhe vaiyaktik svārtha duyyam ṭharto.
    Personal interest becomes secondary in comparison to national interest.

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “दुय्यम”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950), “दुय्यम”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 1675
  • Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911), “दुय्यम”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press, page 288