निव्वळ

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Marathi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Prakrit णिम्मल (ṇimmala), from Sanskrit निर्मल (nirmala). Doublet of निर्मळ (nirmaḷ).

Pronunciation

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Adverb

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निव्वळ (nivvaḷ)

  1. (focus) purely, solely
    Synonyms: केवळ (kevaḷ), फक्त (phakta)

Further reading

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  • Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “निव्वळ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary[1], New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, page 80
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “निवळ”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 472
  • दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “निवळ”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 1874.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “nirmala”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 417
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*nimala”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 413