रिकामे

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi रिकाम (rikāma), from Sanskrit रिक्त (rikta) + कर्मन् (karman), from Proto-Indo-Aryan.

Pronunciation

  • (formal) IPA(key): /ɾi.ka.me/
  • (colloquial) IPA(key): /ɾi.ka.mə/

Adjective

रिकामे • (rikāme)

  1. empty, void, vacant, hollow
    Synonym: रिक्त (rikta) (less common)
  2. idle, unemployed

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983), “रिकामे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “रिकामा”, 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), “रिकामा”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)
  • Shankar Gopal Tulpule; Anne Feldhaus (1999), “रिकाम”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “rikṇakarman”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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