पसार

Hindi

Etymology

From Sanskrit प्रसार (prasāra).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi) IPA^(key): /pə.sɑːɾ/, [pɐ.säːɾ]

Noun

पसार • (pasār) m

1. spreading, outstretching; expanding
   • Naresh, Doha

     आए मुट्ठी बंद लिए चल दिए हाथ पसार
     वो क्या था जो लुट गया देखो सोच-विचार

     āe muṭṭhī band lie cal die hāth pasār
     vo kyā thā jo luṭ gayā dekho soc-vicār

     he came with a closed fist and left with an outstretched hand
     what was it that was stolen, look at the thoughts

References

• McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “पसार”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press