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Marathi
Etymology
Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘮𑘯𑘳 (haḷu), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀳𑀮𑀼𑀅 (halua), which is the metathesis of Sanskrit लघु (laghú).[1][2] Cognate with Hindi हरुआ (haruā), Sindhi ھرِڙو / हरिड़ो (hariṛo), Punjabi ਹੌਲਾ (haulā).
Pronunciation
Adjective
हळू • (haḷū)
- slow
Adverb
हळू • (haḷū)
- slowly
- Synonyms: दमाने (damāne), सावकाश (sāvkāś)
- quietly
Derived terms
References
- ^ Bloch, Jules (1915/1920) La formation de la langue marathe (in French), Paris: Édouard Champion; republished as Dev Raj Chanana, transl., The Formation of the Marathi Language, Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass, 1970, page 175
- ^ Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 355
- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “हळू”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “हळू”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
- Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “हळु”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “laghú”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press