सुमारे

See also: समर and स्मर

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian شماره (šumāra), from Middle Persian [script needed] (ʾwšmʾlk' /⁠ōšmārag⁠/, “calculation, reckoning”). Compare Gujarati સુમારે (sumāre), Kannada ಸುಮಾರು (sumāru), Telugu సుమారు (sumāru), Tamil: சுமார் (cumār).

Pronunciation

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Adverb

सुमारे • (sumāre)

1. roughly, approximately, about

   Synonyms: अंदाजे (andāj̈e), जवळजवळ (j̈avaḷj̈avaḷ)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “सुमारे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “सुमार”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).