पसारा

See also: पसार

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘢𑘭𑘰𑘨𑘰 (pasārā), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀧𑀲𑀸𑀭 (pasāra), from Sanskrit प्रसार (prasāra). Related to पसरणे (pasarṇe). Doublet of प्रसार (prasār). Compare Gujarati પસારો (pasāro), Hindustani پَسار (pasār) / पसार (pasār), Sindhi پَسارو / पसारो, Punjabi ਪਸਾਰਾ (pasārā) / پَسارا (pasārā), Nepali पसारो (pasāro), Maithili पसार (pasār) / 𑒣𑒮𑒰𑒩 (pasāra), Odia ପସାର (pasāra), Bengali পসার (pośar).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pə.sa.ɾa/

Noun

पसारा • (pasārā) m

1. clutter, spread

Further reading

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