पुसणे

Marathi

Etymology 1

From Old Marathi 𑘢𑘳𑘭𑘜𑘹 (pusaṇe), from Sanskrit स्पृशति (spṛśati, “to touch”).

Verb

पुसणे • (pusṇe) (transitive)

1. to wipe, cleanse by rubbing

   दुकानात फरशी रोज पुसायला पाहिजे.

   dukānāt pharśī roj pusāylā pāhije.

   The store's floor should be wiped every day.

   (literally, “In the store the floor should be wiped every day.”)

2. to wipe out, obliterate, destroy, efface

   Synonym: पुसून टाकणे (pusūn ṭākṇe)

Etymology 2

From Old Marathi 𑘢𑘳𑘭𑘜𑘹 (pusaṇe), from , from Sanskrit पृच्छति (pṛccháti), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *pr̥śćáti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pr̥šćáti, from Proto-Indo-European *pr̥sḱéti (“to ask”).

Verb

पुसणे • (pusṇe) (transitive)

1. (literary, dated) to ask (especially about a person's health and welfare)

   त्याला कोणी पुसत नाही.

   tyālā koṇī pusat nāhī.

   Nobody asks him.

   Synonym: विचारणे (vicārṇe)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “पुसणे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “पुसणें”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “[1]”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pr̥ccháti”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press