गलबत

Marathi

गलबते, गुराबा आणि जहाज

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian گلبت (galbat), ultimately from Amharic ጀልባ (ǧälba).

Noun

गलबत • (galbat) n

1. gallivat, a type of ship

   मराठा गुराबा आणि गलबते ब्रिटीश ईस्ट इंडिया कंपनीच्या जहाजांवर हल्ला करायचे.

   marāṭhā gurābā āṇi galabte briṭīś īsṭa iṇḍiyā kampnīcyā jahājāuvar hallā karāyce.

   Maratha Gurabs (Grabs) and Galbats (Gallivats) used to attack British East India Company ships.

References

• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “गलबत”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Berntsen, Maxine, “गलबत”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Gazetteer of the Bombay Presidency, Volume 13, Part 2, page 717