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Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian خلاصی (xalāsī), an alteration of خلاشی (xalāšī, “sailor”). Compare Gujarati ખલાસી (khalāsī), Hindustani خَلَاصِی (xalāsī) / ख़लासी (xalāsī).
Pronunciation
Noun
खलाशी • (khalāśī) m
- seaman, sailor
- Synonyms: नाखवा (nākhvā), नावाडी (nāvāḍī)
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “खलाशी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “खलाशी,_खलासी”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “खलाशी-सी”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).