चाळणे

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘓𑘰𑘯𑘜𑘹 (cāḷaṇe), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀘𑀸𑀮𑁂𑀇 (cālei), from Sanskrit चालयति (cālayati). Compare Gujarati ચાળવું (cāḷvũ), Hindustani چَالْنَا (cālnā) / चालना (cālnā), Nepali चाल्नु (cālnu), Maithili चालब (cālab) / 𑒔𑒰𑒪𑒥 (cālaba), Odia ଚାଳିବା (caḷiba), ଚଲାଇବା (côlaiba), Bengali চালা (cala), Assamese চালা (sala), Sinhalese සලනවා (salanawā), හලනවා (halanawā), Dhivehi ހަލަނީ (halanī).

Pronunciation

• (formal) IPA^(key): /t͡saɭ̆.ɳe/
• (colloquial) IPA^(key): /t͡saɭ̆.ɳə/

Verb

चाळणे • (cāḷṇe) (transitive)

1. to sieve, sift
2. to thumb through, leaf through

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine, “चाळणे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “चाळणें”, 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) “चाळणें”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “cāláyati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press