रिकामे

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi रिकाम (rikāma), from Sanskrit रिक्त (rikta) + कर्मन् (karman), from Proto-Indo-Aryan.

Pronunciation

• (formal) IPA^(key): /ɾi.ka.me/
• (colloquial) IPA^(key): /ɾi.ka.mə/

Adjective

रिकामे • (rikāme)

1. empty, void, vacant, hollow

   Synonym: रिक्त (rikta) (less common)

2. idle, unemployed

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “रिकामे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “रिकामा”, 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) “रिकामा”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “रिकाम”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “rikṇakarman”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press