Marathi

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Etymology

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Cognate with Gujarati ઘૂસવું (ghūsvũ), Hindi घुसना (ghusnā), Punjabi ਘੁਸਣਾ (ghusṇā), Nepali घुस्नु (ghusnu), Odia ଘୁଷିବା (ghuṣiba).

Verb

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घुसणे (ghusṇe) (intransitive)

  1. to enter, penetrate
  2. (figuratively) to intrude

References

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  • Berntsen, Maxine, “घुसणे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “घुसणें”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ghuss”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press