फाजील

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian فَاضِل (fāzil), from Arabic فاضِل (fāḍil). Compare Bengali ফাজিল (phajil) and Hindi फ़ाज़िल (fāzil).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʰa.d͡ʑil/, [pʰa.d͡ʑiːl]
  • Hyphenation: फा‧जील
  • Rhymes: -il

Adjective

फाजील • (phājīl) (indeclinable)

  1. excess
    Synonym: अतिरेक (atirek)
  2. forward, improper
    Synonyms: अप्रशस्त (apraśasta), आचरट (ācraṭ)

Derived terms

References

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