हृदय
hruday
The English word "heart" is translated into Marathi as हृदय (hruday).
हृदय is used to refer to the physical organ within the body.
Meaning: an organ (noun)
Which one should you use?
While हृदय (hruday) refers to the physical organ, the word मन (man) is used when referring to the "heart" in a metaphorical sense of emotions, feelings or the seat of thought.
How does it change in a sentence?
To say "to the heart", the noun हृदय takes the oblique case suffix -ला (la).
How do you pronounce it?
hruday
Did you know?
- In some Marathi idioms, the word for 'heart' is replaced by 'jigra' (borrowed from Persian) when referring specifically to courage or guts. Using हृदय in these contexts would sound too medical.
- The word हृदय is a loanword from Sanskrit. It has evolved from the Old Marathi form 𑘮𑘵𑘟𑘰 (hṛdā).
- The word मन (man), used for the emotional heart, is a cognate with the English word 'mind'. In Marathi, however, it functions as the seat of affection and longing.
Examples in context
- जिथे हृदय तिथे नशीब.Where there is heart, there is luck.This sentence illustrates the connection between heart and luck using हृदय.Tatoeba #11148610 by sabretou, translation #2425942 by bionicboy
- माझं हृदय नष्ट झालं आहे.My heart has been destroyed.This sentence shows how to describe the destruction of the हृदय.Tatoeba #6109876 by sabretou, translation #4597876 by Ricardo14
- तोंडात मध आणि हृदयात विष.Honey in the mouth and poison in the heart.This sentence uses हृदय to contrast outward speech with inner-felt poison.Tatoeba #13605108 by sabretou, translation #240541 by Swift
- 11 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Sneha and Rohan are talking about health at a clinic.
- स्नेहा Snehaडॉक्टर माझे हृदय तपासत आहेत.Doktar mazhe hruday tapasat aahet.The doctor is checking my heart.
- रोहन Rohanतुला काळजी करण्याची गरज नाही, स्नेहा.Tula kalji karnyachi garaj nahi, Sneha.You don't need to worry, Sneha.
- स्नेहा Snehaपण माझे हृदय खूप जोरात धडधडत आहे.Pan mazhe hruday khup jorat dhadhadat aahe.But my heart is beating very fast.
- रोहन Rohanहे फक्त भीतीमुळे होत असेल.He phakta bhitimule hot asel.This might be happening just because of fear.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries हृदय, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
