फार
Bhojpuri
Etymology
Inherited from Prakrit 𑀨𑀸𑀮 (phāla), from Sanskrit फाल (phāla, “ploughshare”).
Noun
फार (phār) m (Kaithi 𑂤𑂰𑂩)[1][2]
- ploughshare (blade of the plough)
References
- ^ Arjun Tiwari (2019) “फार”, in भोजपुरी-हिंदी शब्दकोश [Bhojpuri-Hindi Dictionary][1] (in Hindi), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh: University Publications, page 309
- ^ Grierson, George A[braham] (1885) Bihār Peasant Life, being a discursive catalogue of the surroundings of the people of that province[2], Calcutta: The Bengal Secretariat Press, page 2
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi फार (phāra), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀨𑀸𑀭 (phāra), from Sanskrit स्फार (sphārá). Cognate to Gujarati ફાર (phār, “too much”).
Adverb
फार • (phār)
- very
- तो फार चांगला माणूस आहे.
- to phār cāṅglā māṇūs āhe.
- He is a very good person.
- much
- Synonym: खूप (khūp) (From Persian)
- तुझ्या सहाय्याची फार आवश्यकता होती.
- tujhyā sahāyyācī phār āvashyakatā hotī.
- Your help was much needed.
- exceedingly
- ती बाई फार बोलते.
- tī bāī phār bolte.
- That woman talks excessively.
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “फार”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “फार”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “फार”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
- Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “फार”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sphārá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press