पसंत
Marathi edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Classical Persian پسند (pasand). Compare Gujarati પસંદ (pasand), Hindi पसंद (pasand), Punjabi ਪਸੰਦ (pasand) / پسند (pasand), Bengali পছন্দ (pochondo), Assamese পছন্দ (posondo).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
पसंत • (pasanta)
- pleasing
- acceptable
- Synonym: मान्य (mānya)
References edit
- Berntsen, Maxine, “पसंत”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “पसंत”, 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) “पसंत”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).