बुवा
Appearance
Marathi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀩𑀼𑀩 (*buba, “father”).[1] Compare Nepali बुवा (buwā).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]बुवा • (buvā) m
- term of address for an elderly male
- (honorific) a suffix added a to man's name
- religious leader
Derived terms
[edit]- बुवाबाजी (buvābājī, derogatory term describing the tricks used by religious leaders to attract a following)
References
[edit]- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*buba”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Further reading
[edit]- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “बुवा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “बुवा”, 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) “बुवा”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
Nepali
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀩𑀼𑀩 (*buba, “father”).[1] Compare Marathi बुवा (buvā).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]बुवा • (buwā) m
References
[edit]- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*buba”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
Further reading
[edit]- “बुवा”, in नेपाली बृहत् शब्दकोश (nepālī br̥hat śabdakoś) [Comprehensive Nepali Dictionary][1], Kathmandu: Nepal Academy, 2018
- Schmidt, Ruth L. (1993) “बुवा”, in A Practical Dictionary of Modern Nepali, Ratna Sagar
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931) “बुवा”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner
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