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Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi साळ (sāḷa), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀲𑀸𑀮𑀸 (sālā), from Sanskrit शाला (śālā). Doublet of शाळा (śāḷā) and साळ (sāḷ).
Pronunciation
Noun
चाळ • (ċāḷ) f (plural चाळी)
- chawl, tenement
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “चाळ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “चाळ”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “साळ”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “चाळ”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śāˊlā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press