वाळू

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See also: वळू and वेळ

Marathi

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi वाळू (vāḷū), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀮𑀼𑀆 (vāluā) (with Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀉𑀓𑀸- (-ukā-)), from Sanskrit वालुका (vālukā). Cognate with Hindi बालू (bālū), Odia ବାଲି (bāli). Related to वाळणे (vāḷṇe, “to dry”).

Pronunciation

Noun

वाळू • (vāḷū) f (plural वाळवा)

  1. sand, gravel

Derived terms

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “वाळू”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “वाळू”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “वाळू”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vālukā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Old Marathi

Etymology

From Sanskrit वालुका (vālukā).

Noun

वाळू (vāḷū) m

  1. Devanagari form of 𑘪𑘰𑘯𑘴 (vāḷū)
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