Marathi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘢𑘹𑘙 (peṭha), from Prakrit 𑀧𑀇𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸 (païṭṭhā), from Sanskrit प्रतिष्ठा (pratiṣṭhā́). Doublet of प्रतिष्ठा (pratiṣṭhā).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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पेठ (peṭhf

  1. section of a city
  2. business district, market
  3. Peth, Peint (a town and tehsil in Nashik district, Maharashtra, India)

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • Berntsen, Maxine, “पेठ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983, page 92.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “पेठ, पेंठ”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 527
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “पे(पैं)ठ”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 2090.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pratiṣṭhāˊ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 486

Varhadi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘢𑘹𑘙 (peṭha), from Prakrit 𑀧𑀇𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸 (païṭṭhā), from Sanskrit प्रतिष्ठा (pratiṣṭhā́).

Noun

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पेठ (peṭhf

  1. business district, market

Further reading

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  • विठ्ठल वाघ [Vitthal Wagh], रावसाहेब काळे [Raosaheb Kale] (2021) “पेठ”, 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 58, column 1.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pratiṣṭhāˊ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 486