Phusaka, Phusakā: 2 definitions

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Phusaka 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

phusakā (फुसका).—a phusakāpurī a phusakulā a (phusa!) That breaks or separates readily and with a soft noise; feeble, flimsy, softly brittle, friable, crumbling. Hence 2 Worthless, pithless, vapid, hollow, empty;--used of persons, substances, articles, speech. Pr. phusakī śaṅkā phusakēṃ samādhāna A silly doubt and a silly solution.

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

phusakā (फुसका).—a phusakāpurī a phusakulā a Feeble, brittle, crumbling, hollow, empty. Ex. phusakī śaṅkā phusakē samādhāna A silly doubt and a silly solution.

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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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