ठाणे

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Marathi ठाणे (ṭhāṇe). Doublet of थाना (thānā). Compare Nepali ठाउँ (ṭhāũ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʈʰɑː.neː/

Proper noun

ठाणे (ṭhāṇe) m

  1. Thane; Thana (a city in Mumbai Metropolitan Area, Maharashtra, India).

Marathi

Etymology

From Old Marathi ठाणें (ṭhāṇeṃ), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀞𑀸𑀡 (ṭhāṇa), from Sanskrit स्थान (sthāna). Compare Hindi थाना (thānā), Nepali ठाउँ (ṭhāũ).

Noun

ठाणे (ṭhāṇe) n

  1. post, station
  2. police station (head station of a taluk)

Proper noun

ठाणे (ṭhāṇe) n

  1. Thane; Thana (a city in Mumbai Metropolitan Region, Maharashtra, India)

References

  • Yasavanta Ramakrshna Date (1932-1950), ठाणें”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala
  • Shankar Gopal Tulpule and Anne Feldhau (1999), ठाणें”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), sthāˊna (13753)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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