ਤੰਬੋਲੀ

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Old Punjabi

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀢𑀁𑀩𑁄𑀮𑀺𑀅 (taṃbolia), from Sanskrit ताम्बूलिक (tāmbūlika). Cognate with Old Marathi 𑘝𑘰𑘽𑘤𑘻𑘯𑘲 (tāṃboḷī).

Noun

ਤੰਬੋਲੀ (tambolī) m (Shahmukhi تَنْبولِی)

seller of betel
- 1604, Guru Nanak, Ādi Granth ang 417:
  ਕਹਾ ਸੁ ਪਾਨ ਤੰਬੋਲੀ ਹਰਮਾ ਹੋਈਆ ਛਾਈ ਮਾਈ ॥੨॥
  kahā su pāna tambolī haramā hoīā chāī māī.2.
  1972 translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
  Where are those betel leaves, their sellers, and the haremees? They have vanished like shadows.

Descendants

Punjabi:
Gurmukhi script: ਤੰਬੋਲੀ (tambolī)

Shahmukhi script: تَنبولی (tanbolī)

Further reading

Christopher Shackle (2011) “ਤੰਬੋਲੀ”, in A Gurū Nānak Glossary, 2^nd edition, New Delhi: Heritage Publishers, →ISBN, page 300
“ਤੰਬੋਲੀ”, in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Dictionary, SriGranth.org, 2024
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “tāmbūlika”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 329

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