Marathi edit

Etymology edit

Marathi verb set
बसणे (basṇe)
बसवणे (basavṇe)

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘤𑘺𑘭𑘜𑘹 (baisaṇe) (compare 𑘤𑘺𑘙𑘜𑘹 (baiṭhaṇe)) with the aphaeresis of /u/[1] in Maharastri Prakrit 𑀉𑀯𑀯𑀺𑀲𑀇 (uvavisaï), from Sanskrit उपविशति (upaviśati, to sit; to approach).[2] Compare Konkani बस्चे (basce), Gujarati બેસવું (besvũ), Hindi बैठना (baiṭhnā), Nepali बस्नु (basnu), Bengali বসা (bośa), Assamese বহা (boha).

Pronunciation edit

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

Verb edit

बसणे (basṇe) (intransitive)

  1. to sit

References edit

  1. ^ Oberlies, Thomas (2005) A Historical Grammar of Hindi, Grazer Vergleichende Arbeiten, →ISBN, page 46
  2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “úpaviśati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Further reading edit

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “बसणे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “बसणें”, 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) “बसणें”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).