फावणे

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀨𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀻𑀳𑀇 (phavvīhaï) (compare Old Marathi 𑘢𑘰𑘪𑘜𑘹 (pāvaṇe), 𑘣𑘰𑘪𑘜𑘹 (phāvaṇe), Sanskrit फल्फ (phalpha), सपृणोति (sapṛṇóti), स्पृणुते (spṛṇuté)). Compare Gujarati ફાવવું (phāvvũ), Hindustani پَھبْنَا (phabnā) / फबना (phabnā), Sindhi ڦَٻَڻُ / फॿणु, ڦَٻِجَڻُ / फॿिजणु, Marwari फावणौ (phāvṇau), Punjabi ਫਬਣਾ (phabṇā) / پھبݨا (phbṇā), Odia ଫାବିବା (phābibā), Nepali फाप्नु (phāpnu), Maithili फबब (phabab) / 𑒤𑒥𑒥 (phababa), Assamese ফাপ (phap).

Pronunciation

• (formal) IPA^(key): /pʰaʋ.ɳe/
• (colloquial) IPA^(key): /pʰaʋ.ɳə/

Verb

फावणे • (phāvṇe) (intransitive)

1. to find time
2. to get an opportunity

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “फावणे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary‎^[1], New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, page 98
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “फावणें”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 552
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “फावणें”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 2176.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*sparvati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 797
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “phalph”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 506