पिकणे

Marathi

Etymology

From Old Marathi 𑘢𑘲𑘎𑘜𑘹 (pīkaṇe), from Sanskrit पचति (pácati, “to cook; to ripen; to mature”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *páćati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *páčati, from Proto-Indo-European *pékʷeti (“to cook”). Compare Maharastri Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓 (pikka, “cooked, ripe”), Gujarati પાકવું (pākvũ), Hindi पकना (paknā), Punjabi ਪੱਕਣਾ (pakkaṇā) / پکّنا (pkknā), Nepali पाक्नु (pāknu), Assamese পকা (poka). Related to पीक (pīk), पिके (pike).

Verb

पिकणे • (pikṇe) (intransitive)

1. to ripen

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “पिकणे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “पिकणें”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pakvá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press