कावरेबावरे

Marathi

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kʷ-
Proto-Indo-European *kʷos
Proto-Indo-European *-teros
Proto-Indo-European *kʷóteros
Sanskrit क॒त॒र (katará)vṛd.?
Sanskrit कातर (kātara)
Prakrit 𑀓𑀸𑀅𑀭 (kāara)der.
Marathi कावरेबावरे

    Reduplication from Old Marathi 𑘎𑘰𑘪𑘨𑘹𑘽 / कावरें (kāvareṃ), 𑘎𑘰𑘪𑘨 / कावर (kāvara), from Prakrit 𑀓𑀸𑀅𑀭 (kāara, “timid”), from Sanskrit कातर (kātara).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /kaʋ.ɾe.baʋ.ɾe/

    Adjective

    कावरेबावरे • (kāvrebāvre)

    1. scared

    References

    • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “कावरेबावरे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
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