वगैरे

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian وغیره (wa-ğayra), from Arabic وَ غَيْرُ هُ (wa ḡayru hu, literally “and its other”). Compare Hindi वग़ैरह (vaġairah).

Adverb

वगैरे • (vagaire)

1. et cetera, and so forth

   Synonyms: इत्यादी (ityādī), इत्यादिक (ityādik), अस्मादिक (asmādik)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “वगैरे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “वगैरे”, 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) “वगैरे”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).