बसणे

Marathi

Etymology
Marathi verb set
बसणे (basṇe)
बसवणे (basavṇe)

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘤𑘺𑘭𑘜𑘹 (baisaṇe) (compare 𑘤𑘺𑘙𑘜𑘹 (baiṭhaṇe)) with the aphaeresis of /u/[1] in Maharastri Prakrit 𑀉𑀯𑀯𑀺𑀲𑀇 (uvavisaï), from Sanskrit उपविशति (upaviśati, “to sit; to approach”)[2]. Compare Konkani बस्चे (basce), Gujarati બેસવું (besvũ), Hindi बैठना (baiṭhnā), Nepali बस्नु (basnu), Bengali বসা (bośa), Assamese বহা (boha).

Pronunciation
  • (formal) IPA(key): /bəs.ɳe/
  • (colloquial) IPA(key): /bəs.ɳə/

Verb

बसणे • (basṇe) (intransitive)

  1. to sit

References
  1. Oberlies, Thomas (2005) A Historical Grammar of Hindi, Grazer Vergleichende Arbeiten, →ISBN, page 46
  2. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “úpaviśati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Further reading
  • Berntsen, Maxine, “बसणे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “बसणें”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “बसणें”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.
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