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Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian وغیره (wa-ğayra), from Arabic وَ غَيْرُ هُ (wa ḡayru hu, literally “and its other”). Compare Hindi वग़ैरह (vaġairah).
Adverb
वगैरे • (vagaire)
- et cetera, and so forth
- Synonyms: इत्यादी (ityādī), इत्यादिक (ityādik), अस्मादिक (asmādik)
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “वगैरे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “वगैरे”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “वगैरे”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).