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Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit वासी (vāsī).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-वासी • (-vāsī)
- residing in
- स्वर्ग (svarga, “heaven”) + -वासी (-vāsī) → स्वर्गवासी (svargavāsī, “residing in heaven (deceased)”)
Derived terms
References
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “वासी”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press