निशाण

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian نشان (nišān), from an earlier نیشان (nīšān), from Middle Persian [script needed] (nyšʾn' /⁠nīšān⁠/). Compare Gujarati નિશાન (niśān), Kannada ನಿಶಾನೆ (niśāne), Hindi निशान (niśān), Punjabi ਨਿਸ਼ਾਨ (niśān) / niśān, Bengali নিশান (niśan).

Noun

निशाण • (niśāṇ) n

1. flag, banner

   Synonyms: झेंडा (jheṇḍā), ध्वज (dhvaj), पताका (patākā)

2. target

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “निशाण”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “निशाण”, 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) “निशाण”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).