पुसणे

Marathi

Pronunciation

• (formal) IPA^(key): /pus.ɳe/
• (colloquial) IPA^(key): /pus.ɳə/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘢𑘳𑘭𑘜𑘹 (pusaṇe), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀧𑀼𑀲𑀇 (pusaï), from Sanskrit प्रोञ्छति (proñchati). Cognate with Hindi पोंछना (põchnā), Bengali পুছা(pucha), Assamese মচা (mosa).

Verb

पुसणे • (pusṇe) (transitive)

1. to wipe, cleanse by rubbing

   दुकानाची फरशी रोज पुसायला पाहिजे.

   dukānācī pharśī roj pusāylā pāhije.

   The store's floor should be wiped every day.

2. to wipe out, obliterate, destroy, efface

   Synonym: पुसून टाकणे (pusūn ṭākṇe)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “पुसणे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “पुसणें”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “पुसणें”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “prōñchati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘢𑘳𑘭𑘜𑘹 (pusaṇe), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀧𑀼𑀘𑁆𑀙𑀇 (pucchaï), from Sanskrit पृच्छति (pṛccháti), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *pr̥śćáti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pr̥šćáti, from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥sḱéti (“to ask”). Cognate with Hindi पूछना (pūchnā), Gujarati પૂછવું (pūchvũ).

Verb

पुसणे • (pusṇe) (transitive)

1. (literary, dated) to ask (especially about a person's health and welfare)

   Synonym: विचारणे (vicārṇe)

   त्याला कोणी पुसत नाही.

   tyālā koṇī pusat nāhī.

   Nobody asks him.

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “पुसणे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “पुसणें”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “पुसणें”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pr̥ccháti”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press