जांभूळ

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘕𑘰𑘽𑘤𑘳𑘯 (jāṃbuḷa), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀚𑀁𑀩𑀼𑀮 (jaṃbula), from Sanskrit जम्बुल (jambula), alternative form of जम्बु (jambu) whence जांब (jāmba).

Noun

जांभूळ • (j̈āmbhūḷ) n

1. jambul (fruit)

Derived terms

• जांभळा (j̈āmbhḷā), जांभळे (j̈āmbhḷe, “purple”)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “जांभूळ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “जांबूळ”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “जांबूळ”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “jambula”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press