भरवसा

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘥𑘨𑘪𑘭𑘰 (bharavasā), 𑘥𑘨𑘽𑘪𑘭𑘰 (bharaṃvasā), 𑘥𑘨𑘿𑘪𑘭𑘰 (bharvasā), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *bʰarawaśyas. Compare Hindi भरोसा (bharosā), Punjabi ਭਰੋਸਾ (bharosā), Dhivehi ބަރޯސާ (barōsā).

Noun

भरवसा • (bharavsā) m

1. trust, faith, confidence, reliance

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “भरवसा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “भरवसा”, 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) “भरवसा”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bharavaśya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press