बेसुमार
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian بیشمار (bē-šumār). By surface analysis, बे- (be-) + सुमार (sumār).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /be.su.maɾ/
- Hyphenation: बे‧सु‧मार
- Rhymes: -aɾ
Adjective
बेसुमार • (besumār) (indeclinable)
- excessive, incalculable
- Synonyms: अतिशय (atiśay), अपरिमित (aparimit), अमर्याद (amaryād)
Derived terms
- बेसुमारी (besumārī)
Further reading
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “बेसुमार”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 591
- Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “बे”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala, page 2300.
Varhadi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian بیشمار (bē-šumār). By surface analysis, बे- (be-) + सुमार (sumār).
Adjective
बेसुमार (besumār) (indeclinable)
- excessive, incalculable
- औंदा जत्रेत बेसुमार मान्सं आलते.
- aundā jatret besumār mānsa ālte.
- An excessive amount of people have come to the fair this year.
Further reading
- विठ्ठल वाघ [Vitthal Wagh]; रावसाहेब काळे [Raosaheb Kale] (2021) 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 ११०, column 1.