-वासी

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit वासी (vāsī).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /.ʋa.si/, [.ʋa.siː]

Suffix

-वासी • (-vāsī)

1. residing in

   ‎स्वर्ग (svarga, “heaven”) + ‎-वासी (-vāsī) → ‎स्वर्गवासी (svargavāsī, “residing in heaven (deceased)”)

Derived terms

Marathi terms suffixed with -वासी

स्वर्गवासी

References

• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “वासी”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press