फिरनं

Ahirani

Etymology

Etymology tree

Sanskrit स्पृ (spṛ)der.?

Ashokan Prakrit *𑀨𑀺𑀭𑀢𑀺 (*phirati)

Apabhramsa 𑆦𑆴𑆫𑆅 (phiraï)

Ahirani फिरनं (phirna)

Inherited from Apabhramsa 𑆦𑆴𑆫𑆅 (phiraï), from Prakrit फिरइ (phiraï), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀨𑀺𑀭𑀢𑀺 (*phirati).

Verb

फिरनं (phirna) (intransitive)

1. to spin, rotate, revolve
2. to wander, roam

Further reading

More information

• डॉ॰ रमेश सीताराम सूर्यवंशी [Dr Ramesh Sitaram Suryawanshi] (1997) “फिरनं”, in आहिराणी शब्दकोश (आहिराणी - मराठी) [Ahirani Dictionary (Ahirani - Marathi)]‎^[1] (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: अक्षय प्रकाशन [Akshaya Prakashan], →ISBN, page 226, column 2; republished कन्नड तालुका, औरंगाबाद जिल्हा [Kannad Taluka, Aurangabad District]: अभ्यासिका प्रकाशन [Abhyasika Prakashan], 2013.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*phirati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 510

Varhadi

Etymology

Etymology tree

Sanskrit स्पृ (spṛ)der.?

Ashokan Prakrit *𑀨𑀺𑀭𑀢𑀺 (*phirati)

Apabhramsa 𑆦𑆴𑆫𑆅 (phiraï)

Varhadi फिरनं (phirna)

Inherited from Apabhramsa 𑆦𑆴𑆫𑆅 (phiraï), from Prakrit फिरइ (phiraï), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀨𑀺𑀭𑀢𑀺 (*phirati).

Verb

फिरनं (phirna) (intransitive)

1. to spin, rotate, revolve

   माया संगंमंगच होता पन मंधातूनच मोतीराम फिरला.

   māyā saṅgamaṅgac hotā pan mandhātūnac motīrām phirlā.

   (please add an English translation of this usage example)

2. to wander, roam

   हारपलं ढोर पाहाले लय फिरनं पळते.

   hārapla ḍhor pāhāle lay phirna paḷte.

   (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Further reading

More information

• विठ्ठल वाघ [Vitthal Wagh], रावसाहेब काळे [Raosaheb Kale] (2021) “फिरनं”, in 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 72, column 2.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*phirati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 510