सैतान

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شَيْطَان‎ (šayṭān). Compare Kannada ಸೈತಾನ (saitāna), Hindi शैतान (śaitān), Punjabi ਸ਼ੈਤਾਨ (śaitān) / شیطان‎ (śet̤ān), Bengali শয়তান (śoẏotan), Assamese চৈতান (soitan), Sylheti ꠡꠄꠔꠣꠘ (śoetan).

Noun

सैतान • (saitān) m

  1. devil, shaitan
  2. (figuratively) cruel person

Proper noun

सैतान • (saitān) m

  1. Satan

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