सैतान
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic شَيْطَان (šayṭān). Compare Kannada ಸೈತಾನ (saitāna), Hindi शैतान (śaitān), Punjabi ਸ਼ੈਤਾਨ (śaitān) / شیطان (śet̤ān), Bengali শয়তান (śôyôtan), Assamese চৈতান (soitan), Sylheti ꠡꠄꠔꠣꠘ (śoetan).
Noun
सैतान • (saitān) m
- devil, shaitan
- (figuratively) cruel person
Proper noun
सैतान • (saitān) m
- Satan
References
- Berntsen, Maxine, “सैतान”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “सैतान”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “सैतान”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.