Marathi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀑𑀚𑁆𑀛𑀭𑀺𑀅 (ojjharia, thrown aside). Compare Sindhi اوجِهرَڻُ / ओझिरणु (to nod from drowsiness), Maithili ओझराएब (ōjhᵊrāēb) / 𑒍𑒗𑒩𑒰𑒋𑒥 (ōjharāēba).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • (formal) IPA(key): /o.d͡zʱəɾ.t̪e/
  • (colloquial) IPA(key): /o.d͡zʱəɾ.t̪ə/

Adverb

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ओझरते (ojharte)

  1. fleetingly, glancingly, cursorily

References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*avajjharati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Further reading

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  • Berntsen, Maxine, “ओझरते”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “ओझरता”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “ओझरता,_ओझडता”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).