बिचारे

See also: बिचार, बिचारा, and बेचारा

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian بیچاره (bēčāra, “poor, helpless, pathetic”), from بی (bê, “without”) +‎ چاره (čâra, “help”). Compare Gujarati બિચારું (bicārũ), Hindustani بیچارہ / बेचारा (becārā), Punjabi ਵਿਚਾਰਾ (vicārā) / وِچارا (vicārā), Bengali বেচারা (becara), Assamese বেচেৰা (besera).

Pronunciation

• (formal) IPA^(key): /bi.t͡ɕa.ɾe/
• (colloquial) IPA^(key): /bi.t͡ɕa.ɾə/

Adjective

बिचारे • (bicāre)

1. helpless, poor (deserving of pity or sympathy)

References

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