મસ્તી
Gujarati
Etymology
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Borrowed from Classical Persian مستی (mastī). Compare Hindi मस्ती (mastī).
Pronunciation
- (Standard Gujarati) IPA(key): /ˈməs.t̪i/
Noun
મસ્તી • (mastī) f
- mischief, merriment
- 1950, “તારી આંખનો અફીણી [tārī ā̃khno aphīṇī]”, in Venibhai Purohit (lyrics), Divadandi:
- તારી મસ્તીનો મતવાલો આશક એકલો
તારા રૂપની પૂનમનો પાગલ એકલો- tārī mastīno matvālo āśak eklo
tārā rūpnī pūnamno pāgal eklo - I am the only intoxicated lover of your mischief;
I am the only one who is mad for the full moon of your beauty.
- tārī mastīno matvālo āśak eklo
Further reading
- “મસ્તી”, in Gujaratilexicon.com [Gujarati-English dictionary], Arnion Technologies, 2009.