𑘦𑘮𑘝𑘿𑘝𑘿𑘪

Old Marathi

Alternative forms

𑘦𑘮𑘝𑘿𑘪 (mahatva)

Etymology

PIE word
*méǵh₂s

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit 𑘦𑘮𑘝𑘿𑘝𑘿𑘪 (mahattva). Compare Old Punjabi ਮਹਤੁ (mahattu).

Noun

𑘦𑘮𑘝𑘿𑘝𑘿𑘪 (mahattva) n (Devanagari महत्त्व)

greatness, magnitude, high position, prominence

Descendants

Marathi: महत्त्व (mahattva)

Further reading

Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “महत्त्व”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.

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