नवरा

Marathi

Etymology

पुल्लिंग (pulliṅga): नवरा m (navrā)
स्त्रीलिंग (strīliṅga): नवरी f (navrī)

From Old Marathi 𑘡𑘻𑘪𑘨𑘰 (novarā), from Sanskrit *नववरक (navavaraka).

Noun

नवरा • (navrā) m

1. husband

   Synonyms: पती (patī), भ्रतार (bhratār)

Derived terms

• नवरा मुलगा (navrā mulgā, “bridegroom”)

References

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