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Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘎𑘳𑘽𑘥𑘰𑘨 (kuṃbhāra), from Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀁𑀪𑀸𑀭 (kuṃbhāra), 𑀓𑀼𑀁𑀪𑀆𑀭 (kuṃbhaāra), from Sanskrit कुम्भकार (kumbhakāra). Doublet of कुंभकार (kumbhkār).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kum.bʱaɾ/
- Hyphenation: कुं‧भार
- Rhymes: -aɾ
Noun
कुंभार • (kumbhār) m (feminine कुंभारीण)
- potter
- Kumhar (a caste or a member of it)
Further reading
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “कुंभार”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, page 27
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “कुंभार”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 173
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “कुंभार”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 752.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kumbhakāra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 171
Old Marathi
Noun
कुंभार (kuṃbhāra) m
- Devanagari script form of 𑘎𑘳𑘽𑘥𑘰𑘨
Prakrit
Noun
कुंभार (kuṃbhāra) m
- Devanagari script form of 𑀓𑀼𑀁𑀪𑀸𑀭
Declension
Varhadi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘎𑘳𑘽𑘥𑘰𑘨 (kuṃbhāra), from Prakrit 𑀓𑀼𑀁𑀪𑀸𑀭 (kuṃbhāra), 𑀓𑀼𑀁𑀪𑀆𑀭 (kuṃbhaāra), from Sanskrit कुम्भकार (kumbhakāra).
Noun
कुंभार (kumbhār) m
- potter
Further reading
- विठ्ठल वाघ [Vitthal Wagh], रावसाहेब काळे (2021) “कुंभार”, in वऱ्हाडी शब्दकोश [Varhadi Dictionary] (in Marathi), volume 1, एल्फिन्स्टन तांत्रिक विद्यालय इमारत, ३, महापालिका मार्ग, धोबीतलाव, मुंबई ४०० ००१ : राज्य मराठी विकास संस्था , →ISBN, page १०९, column 1.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kumbhakāra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 171