No. 822 in Marathi
अडव
Block; obstruct; stop.
In a sentence
त्याने मला रस्त्यात अडवलं.
He stopped me on the road.
Here, 'अडव' means 'to stop or block' in the context of physically or otherwise obstructing someone or something.
माझ्या कामात कोणीही अडथळा आणू नये.
Nobody should obstruct my work.
In this sentence, 'अडथळा' derived from 'अडव' implies creating an obstacle or interference, metaphorically extending from the root meaning of stopping or blocking.
पाण्याचा प्रवाह अडवला गेला.
The flow of water was stopped.
In this example, 'अडव' is used in a passive voice to indicate that the natural course of water was obstructed, reflecting its usage to indicate halting or restraining something.
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