भोळे

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘥𑘻𑘩 (bhola), 𑘥𑘻𑘯 (bhoḷa), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀪𑁄𑀮 (bhola). Cognate with Gujarati ભોળું (bhoḷũ), Hindustani بھولَا (bholā) / भोला (bholā), Sindhi ڀورو / भोरो, Punjabi ਭੋਲਾ (bholā) / بھولا (bholā), Nepali भोलो (bholo).

Pronunciation

• (formal) IPA^(key): /bʱo.ɭ̆e/
• (colloquial) IPA^(key): /bʱo.ɭ̆ə/

Adjective

भोळे • (bhoḷe)

1. simple-minded, naive

Derived terms

• भोळेपणा (bhoḷepṇā, “naïveté”)

 

See also

• भोळा (bhoḷā, “simple-minded, naive”) (masculine)
• भोळी (bhoḷī, “simple-minded, naive”) (feminine)

References

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