भेट

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘥𑘹𑘘𑘱 (bheṭi), from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀪𑁂𑀝𑁆𑀝𑁆- (*bheṭṭ-, “to meet”) (compare Maharastri Prakrit 𑀪𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀦 n (bhiṭṭana), 𑀪𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀸 f (bhiṭṭā, “present”)). Cognate with Gujarati ભેટ (bheṭ), Hindi भेंट (bhẽṭ), Odia ଭେଟି (bheṭi), Bengali ভেট (bheṭ). Related to भेटणे (bheṭṇe).

Adverb

भेट • (bheṭ) f

  1. meeting
  2. gift, present

References
  • Berntsen, Maxine, “भेट”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “भेट”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “भेट”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhiṭ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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