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
- joking, teasing
References
- 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