फिरणे

Marathi

Etymology

Marathi verb set
फिरणे (phirṇe)
फिरवणे (phiravṇe)

From Maharastri Prakrit 𑀨𑀺𑀭𑀇 (phiraï). Cognate with Gujarati ફરવું (pharvũ), Hindi फिरना (phirnā), Punjabi ਫਿਰਨਾ (phirnā) / پھِرنا‎ (phirnā), Bengali ফিরা (phira).

Verb

फिरणे • (phirṇe) (intransitive)

to spin, rotate, revolve
to wander, roam
Synonyms: भटकणे (bhaṭakṇe), हिंडणे (hiṇḍṇe)

References

Maxine Berntsen (1982-1983), “फिरणे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
James Thomas Molesworth (1857), “फिरणें”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*phirati (9078)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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