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Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit सावकाश (sāvakāśa), from स- (sa-) + अवकाश (avakāśa).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /saʋ.kaɕ/
Adverb
सावकाश • (sāvkāś)
- slowly, sluggishly
- Synonym: हळू (haḷū)
- ती अतिशय सावकाश लिहिते। ― tī atiśay sāvkāś lihite. ― She writes very slowly.
- mildly, gently; without making a sound
- दार सावकाश बंद कर। ― dār sāvkāś banda kara. ― Close the door gently.
- gradually
- Synonym: हळूहळू (haḷūhḷū)
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “सावकाश”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “सावकाश”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press