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Konkani
Etymology
from Sanskrit अन्धकार (andhakāra)
Noun
अंधार • (andhār) m (Latin script ondhar, Kannada script ಅಂಧಾರ್)
- darkness
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “andhār”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘁𑘽𑘠𑘰𑘨𑘹𑘽 (āṃdhāreṃ), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀅𑀁𑀥𑀸𑀭 (aṃdhāra), from Sanskrit अन्धकार (andhakāra). Related to अंधेर (andher), अंधारे (andhāre) (adjective). Cognate with Gujarati અંધારું (andhārũ), Sindhi اَنڌَارُ / अंधारु (ãdhāru), اَنڌَارو / अंधारो (ãdhāro), آنڌَارو / आंधारो (ā̃dhāro), Punjabi ਅੰਧਾਰ (andhār), Odia ଅନ୍ଧାର (andhāra), Bengali আঁধার (ãdhar), Assamese আন্ধাৰ (andhar), Sinhalese අඳුර (aⁿdura), අඳර (aⁿdara).
Noun
अंधार • (andhār) m
- darkness
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “अंधार”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “अंधार”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “andhakāra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press