फिरणे

Marathi

Etymology

Marathi verb set
फिरणे (phirṇe)
फिरवणे (phiravṇe)

Inherited from Apabhramsa 𑆦𑆴𑆫𑆅 (phiraï), from Prakrit 𑀨𑀺𑀭𑀇 (phiraï), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀨𑀺𑀭𑀢𑀺 (*phirati).

Cognates

Cognate with Gujarati ફરવું (pharvũ), Hindi फिरना (phirnā), Punjabi ਫਿਰਨਾ / پھِرنا (phirnā), and Bengali ফেরা (phera).

Pronunciation

• (formal) IPA^(key): /pʰiɾ.ɳe/
• (colloquial) IPA^(key): /pʰiɾ.ɳə/
• Hyphenation: फिर‧णे
• Rhymes: -e

Verb

फिरणे • (phirṇe) (intransitive)

1. to spin, rotate, revolve
2. to wander, roam

   Synonyms: भटकणे (bhaṭakṇe), हिंडणे (hiṇḍṇe)

Further reading

More information

• Berntsen, Maxine, “फिरणे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983, page 98.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “फिरणें”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 559
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*phirati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 559