Phasaphashita, Phasaphaśīta: 2 definitions

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Phasaphashita means something in Marathi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

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Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

phasaphaśīta (फसफशीत) [or फसफसीत, phasaphasīta].—a (Imit.) Dry and crumbling; dry as opp. to unctuous or cohesive;--as certain earths, flour, snuff &c. 2 Very wet and sloppy--batter, thin dough, earth, mud. Note. The learner must not be astonished at these differing uses of imitative formations. The marvel, however, is that of the many thousands current in the Maraṭhi language, the popular apprehension and use should be to such degree definite and uniform.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

phasaphaśīta (फसफशीत) [or phasaphasīta, or फसफसीत].—a Dry and crumbl- ing. Very wet and sloppy-mud.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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