निर्मळ

Marathi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit निर्मल (nirmala). First attested as Old Marathi 𑘡𑘲𑘨𑘿𑘦𑘯 (nīrmaḷa). Doublet of निव्वळ (nivvaḷ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /niɾ.məɭ̆/
• Rhymes: -əɭ̆

Adjective

निर्मळ • (nirmaḷ)

1. clean, uncontaminated

   Synonyms: पवित्र (pavitra), शुद्ध (śuddha), साफ (sāph), स्वच्छ (svaccha)

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine, “निर्मळ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983, page 79.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “निर्मल”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 471
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “निर्मल-ळ”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 1869.