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Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian زخم (zaxm). Compare Gujarati જખમ (jakham), Hindi ज़ख़्म (zaxm), Kannada ಜಖಂ (jakhaṃ), Punjabi ਜ਼ਖ਼ਮ (zaxam) / زَخم (zaxm), Bengali জখম (jokhom).
Pronunciation
Noun
जखम • (j̈akham) f
- wound
- Synonym: बाऊ (bāū)
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “जखम”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “जखम”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “जखम”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).