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Marathi
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Persian نقل (naql), from Arabic نَقْل (naql). Compare Gujarati નકલ (nakal), Hindustani نَقَل (naqal) / नक़ल (naqal), Sindhi نَقُلُ / नक़ुलु, Punjabi ਨਕਲ (nakal) / نَقل (naql), Maithili नकल (nakal) / 𑒢𑒏𑒪 (nakala), Odia ନକଲ (nakala), Bengali নকল (nokol).
Pronunciation
Noun
नक्कल • (nakkal) f
- copy, duplicate, imitation
- mimicry, caricature
Derived terms
Further reading
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “नक्कल”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “नकल”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “नक(क्क)ल”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).