नापसंत
Marathi edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Persian ناپَسَند (nāpasand). By surface analysis, ना- (nā-) + पसंत (pasanta).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
नापसंत • (nāpasanta) (indeclinable)
- disapproved, disliked, unpalatable, disagreeable
- Synonym: अप्रिय (apriya)
Further reading edit
- Berntsen, Maxine, “नापसंत”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983, page 77.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “नापसंत, नापसंद”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 459
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “नापसंत-द”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 1826.
Varhadi edit
Alternative forms edit
- नापसंद (nāpasanda)
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Persian ناپَسَند (nāpasand). By surface analysis, ना- (nā-) + पसन (pasan).
Adjective edit
नापसंत (nāpasanta) (indeclinable)
- disapproved, disliked, unpalatable, disagreeable
- पोरगी आताच पसन नापसंत असील तं सांग.
- porgī ātāc pasan nāpasanta asīl ta sāṅga.
- If the girl is already liked or disliked then say so.
Further reading edit
- विठ्ठल वाघ [Vitthal Wagh], रावसाहेब काळे [Raosaheb Kale] (2021) “नापसंत(द)”, in वऱ्हाडी शब्दकोश [Varhadi Dictionary] (in Marathi), volume 2, एल्फिन्स्टन तांत्रिक विद्यालय इमारत, ३, महापालिका मार्ग, धोबीतलाव, मुंबई ४०० ००१ [Elphinstone Tantrik Vidyalaya Building, 3, Mahapalika Marg, Dhobi Talao, Mumbai 400 001]: राज्य मराठी विकास संस्था [Rajya Marathi Vikas Sanstha], →ISBN, page 19, column 2.