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Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘞𑘰𑘯𑘲 (thāḷī), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀣𑀸𑀮𑀻 (thālī), from Sanskrit स्थाली (sthālī́, “earthen dish”), feminine of स्थाल (sthāla, “vessel, pot”), vṛddhi derivative of स्थल (sthala, “ground, land”). Compare Gujarati થાળ (thāḷ), થાળી (thāḷī), Hindustani تھال (thāl) / थाल (thāl), تھالا (thālā) / थाला (thālā), تھالِی (thālī) / थाली (thālī), Sindhi ٿالُ / थालु, ٿاليِ / थाली, Punjabi ਥਾਲ (thāl) / تھال (thāl), ਥਾਲੀ (thālī) / تھالِی (thālī), Nepali थाल (thāl), थाली (thālī), Maithili थार (thār) / 𑒟𑒰𑒩 (thāra), थारी (thārī) / 𑒟𑒰𑒩𑒲 (thārī), Bengali থাল (thal), থালা (thala), থালি (thali), Assamese থাল (thal), থালি (thali).
Pronunciation
Noun
थाळी • (thāḷī) f
- thali (metal plate)
See also
Further reading
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “थाळी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “थाळी”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “थाळा”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sthālīˊ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press