पिसारा

See also: पसार and पसारा

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘢𑘲𑘭𑘻𑘨𑘰 (pīsorā), from Sanskrit *पिच्छाकार (picchākāra) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pi.sa.ɾa/

Noun

पिसारा • (pisārā) m

1. (ornithology) plumage

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine, “पिसारा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983, page 90.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “पिसारा”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 519
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “पिसारा”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*picchākāra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 460