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Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘡𑘪𑘭 (navasa), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀡𑀫𑀁𑀲𑀇 (ṇamaṃsaï, verb), from Sanskrit नमस्यति (namasyati).
Pronunciation
Noun
नवस • (navas) m
- a vow (to a god often involving the promise of an offering in return for a request granted)
Derived terms
- नवस फेडणे (navas pheḍṇe, “to make a promised offering to a god”)
References
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “नवस”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “नवस”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण (1932-1950) “नवस”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे : महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ)
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “namasyáti”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press