Marathi edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘢𑘭𑘨𑘜𑘹 (pasaraṇe), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀧𑀲𑀭𑀇 (pasaraï), from Sanskrit प्रसरति (prasarati). Cognate to Gujarati પસરવું (pasarvũ), Hindi पसरना (pasarnā).

Verb edit

पसरणे (pasarṇe)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to spread out, scatter, disperse, dissipate

References edit

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “पसरणे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “पसरणें”, 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) “पसरणें”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “prásarati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press