Signs

1. प्रवेशदार

   praveśadār

   Entrance

   Usage

   Marks the entrance of a building or temple

   Grammar Note

   Used in Wikipedia descriptions of temple entrances (प्रवेश "entering" + दार "door").

2. भायर वचपाची वाट

   bhāyar vacapācī vāṭ

   Exit

   Usage

   Marks the exit; literally "the way to go out"

   Grammar Note

   Built from dictionary-verified words; वाट is feminine so the genitive is -ची. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

3. उकतें

   ukateṃ

   Open

   Usage

   The "OPEN" sign of a shop

   Grammar Note

   An adjective found in Wikipedia phrases such as "दार उकतें करता" (opens the door). (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

4. बंद

   baṃd

   Closed

   Usage

   The "CLOSED" sign of a shop

   Grammar Note

   Dictionary headword; very frequent in the Wikipedia as "बंद जाता" (it closes).

5. दादले

   dādale

   Men

   Usage

   Marks the men's side, e.g. on toilets

   Grammar Note

   Plural of दादलो "man"; confirmed in a dictionary example and Wikipedia statistics. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

6. बायलो

   bāyalo

   Women

   Usage

   Marks the women's side, e.g. on toilets

   Grammar Note

   Plural of बायल "woman"; very frequent in the Wikipedia. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

7. भितर येवपाक मनाय

   bhitar yevapāk manāy

   No entry

   Usage

   A sign for areas that must not be entered

   Grammar Note

   Built on the Wikipedia phrase "येवपाक मनाय आशिल्ली" (was forbidden to come); the other words are dictionary-verified. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

8. धुम्रपान करूं नाका

   dhumrapān karūṃ nākā

   No smoking

   Usage

   A no-smoking notice; literally "do not smoke"

   Grammar Note

   धुम्रपान is a dictionary headword; the prohibition is "verb + -ूं नाका", the same pattern as वचूं नाका. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

9. जिनो

   jino

   Stairs

   Usage

   Marks the stairs

   Grammar Note

   Dictionary headword (synonyms माळी, पांवडे, सोंपणां).

10. काम चालू आसा

    kām cālū āsā

    Work in progress

    Usage

    A sign at places where work is going on

    Grammar Note

    "काम चालू" is attested in the Wikipedia; the rest is composed from dictionary-verified words. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

11. हें चलना

    heṃ calanā

    Out of order

    Usage

    A notice on a machine or facility that is not working

    Grammar Note

    The negative of चलप "to work" (same pattern as इंटरनेट चलना); composed from dictionary-verified words. (Composed from dictionary-verified words.)

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