फिकीर

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian فکر (fikr), from Arabic فِكْر (fikr). Compare Gujarati ફિકર (phikar), Hindi फ़िक्र (fikr), Punjabi ਫ਼ਿਕਰ (fikar) / فِکر (fikr).

Noun

फिकीर • (phikīr) f

  1. anxiety, worry
    Synonyms: काळजी (kāḷjī), चिंता (cintā)

Derived terms
  • बेफिकीर (bephikīr)

References
  • Berntsen, Maxine, “फिकीर”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “फिकर”, 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) “फिकर,_फिकीर”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
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