फावणे
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀨𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀻𑀳𑀇 (phavvīhaï) (compare Old Marathi 𑘢𑘰𑘪𑘜𑘹 (pāvaṇe), 𑘣𑘰𑘪𑘜𑘹 (phāvaṇe), Sanskrit फल्फ (phalpha), सपृणोति (sapṛṇóti), स्पृणुते (spṛṇuté)). Compare Gujarati ફાવવું (phāvvũ), Hindustani پَھبْنَا / फबना (phabnā), Sindhi ڦَٻَڻُ / फॿणु, ڦَٻِجَڻُ / फॿिजणु, Marwari फावणौ (phāvṇau), Punjabi ਫਬਣਾ (phabṇā) / پھبݨا (phabṇā), Oriya ଫାବିବା (phabiba), Nepali फाप्नु (phāpnu), Maithili फबब (phabab) / 𑒤𑒥𑒥 (phababa), Assamese ফাপ (phap).
Pronunciation
- (formal) IPA(key): /pʰaʋ.ɳe/
- (colloquial) IPA(key): /pʰaʋ.ɳə/
Verb
फावणे • (phāvṇe) (intransitive)
- to find time
- to get an opportunity
Further reading
- Berntsen, Maxine, “फावणे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983, page 98.
- Molesworth, James Thomas, “फावणें”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, 1857, page 552.
- Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “फावणें”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala, page 2176.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*sparvati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 797
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “phalph”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 506