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Konkani
Etymology
From Sanskrit यमल (yamala), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eym- (“likeness”). Related to Marathi जवळ (j̈avaḷ, “near”).
Noun
जवळ • (zavaḷ) (Latin script zaval, Kannada script ಜವಳ)
- a twin
Derived terms
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “yamala”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi जवळां (javaḷāṃ), from Sanskrit यमल (yamala). Related to Konkani जवळ (javaḷ).
Pronunciation
Adverb
जवळ • (j̈avaḷ)
- near, close to
Postposition
जवळ • (j̈avaḷ)
- near, close to
Derived terms
- जवळजवळ (j̈avaḷj̈avaḷ, “almost”)
- जवळपास (j̈avaḷpās, “almost, approximately”)
- जवळीक (javaḷīka, “nearness, intimacy”)
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “जवळ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “जवळ”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press