मस्करी

मस्करी

Marathi

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic مَسْخَرَة‎ (masḵara)[1] (compare Persian مسخرگی‎ (masxaragi)). Compare Gujarati મશ્કરી (maśkarī), Hindustani مَسْخَرِی‎ / मसख़री (masxarī), Punjabi ਮਸ਼ਕਰੀ (maśkarī) / مَشکَری‎ (maśkari).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /məs.kə.ɾi/, [məs.kə.ɾiː]

Noun

मस्करी • (maskarī) f

1. joking, teasing

References

1. Yasavanta Ramakrshna Date (1932-1950) , “मस्करी”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala

Further reading

• Maxine Berntsen (1982-1983) , “मस्करी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• James Thomas Molesworth (1857) , “मस्करी”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press