पुसणे

पुसणे

Marathi

Etymology 1

From Old Marathi पुसणे (pusaṇe), Sanskrit स्पृशति (spṛśati, “to touch”).

Verb

पुसणे • (pusṇe) (transitive)

1. to wipe, cleanse by rubbing

   दुकानात फरशी रोज पुसायला पाहिजे.

   dukānāt pharśī roj pusāyalā pāhije.

   The store's floor should be wiped every day.

   (literally, “In the store the floor should be wiped every day.”)

2. to wipe out, obliterate, destroy, efface

   Synonym: पुसून टाकणे (pusūn ṭākṇe)

Etymology 2

From Old Marathi पुसणे (pusaṇe), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀧𑀼𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀇 (pucchaï), from Sanskrit पृच्छति (pṛcchati).

Verb

पुसणे • (pusṇe) (transitive)

1. (literary, dated) to ask (especially about a person's health and welfare)

   त्याला कोणी पुसत नाही.

   tyālā koṇī pusat nāhī.

   Nobody asks him.

   Synonym: विचारणे (vicārṇe)

References

• Maxine Berntsen (1982-1983), “पुसणे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• James Thomas Molesworth (1857), “पुसणें”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shankar Gopal Tulpule and Anne Feldhau (1999), “पुसणे”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “pr̥ccháti (8352)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press