वाळू

See also: वळू and वेळ

Marathi

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 (bali). Related to वाळणे (vāḷṇe, “to dry”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋa.ɭ̆u/, [ʋa.ɭ̆uː]

Noun

वाळू • (vāḷū) f (plural वाळवा)

1. sand, gravel

Derived terms

• वाळवंट (vāḷvaṇṭa, “desert, beach”)

 

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)