फुलणे

Marathi

Etymology

Marathi verb set
फुलणे (phulṇe)
फुलवणे (phulavṇe)

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘣𑘳𑘩𑘜𑘹 (phulaṇe), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀨𑀼𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀇 (phullaï), from Sanskrit फुल्लति (phullati). Related to फूल (phūl, “flower”). Cognate with Gujarati ફૂલવું (phūlvũ), Hindustani پُھولْنَا (phūlnā) / फूलना (phūlnā), Sindhi ڦُلَڻُ / फुलणु, Punjabi ਫੁੱਲਣਾ (phullaṇā) / پھُلّݨا (phullṇā), Nepali फुल्नु (phulnu), Maithili फुलब (phulab) / 𑒤𑒳𑒪𑒥 (phulaba), Odia ଫୁଲିବା (phuliba), Bengali ফুলা (phula), Assamese ফুলা (phula).

Pronunciation

• (formal) IPA^(key): /pʰul.ɳe/
• (colloquial) IPA^(key): /pʰul.ɳə/

Verb

फुलणे • (phulṇe) (intransitive)

1. to bloom, blossom, be well kindled

   Synonyms: बहरणे (baharṇe), मोहरणे (moharṇe)

Further reading

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