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Hindi
Pronunciation
- (Delhi) IPA(key): /sə.feːd̪/, , /sə.pʰeːd̪/,
Adjective
सफेद • (saphed) (indeclinable)
- nuqtaless form of सफ़ेद (safed)
Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian سفید (safēd). Doublet of श्वेत (śvet).
Pronunciation
Adjective
सफेद • (saphed)
- white
- Synonyms: श्वेत (śvet), पांढरे (pāṇḍhre)
Further reading
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “सफेद”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, page 152
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “सफेत”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 821
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “सफेत”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).