भोवरा

See also: भँवर and भँवरा

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘥𑘪𑘨𑘰 (bhavarā), 𑘥𑘽𑘪𑘨𑘰 (bhaṃvarā), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀪𑀫𑀭𑀻 (bhamarī), 𑀪𑀫𑀮𑀻 (bhamalī), 𑀪𑀫𑀮𑀺𑀬𑀸 (bhamaliyā), from Sanskrit भ्रमर (bhramara) (compare भ्रमरक (bhramaraka)). Compare Gujarati ભમરડો (bhamarḍo), Hindustani بَھنوَر (bhanvar) / भँवर (bhãvar), بَھونرِی (bhaunrī) / भौंरी (bha͠urī), Sindhi ڀَونريِ / भौंरी, Punjabi ਭੰਵਰ (bhãvar) / بھنور (bhnor), Nepali भुमरी (bhumarī), Odia ଭଉଁରା (bhôũra), Sinhalese බමරය (bamaraya), බඹරය (baᵐbaraya), Dhivehi ބުމަރު (bumaru).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bʱoʋ.ɾa/

Noun

भोवरा • (bhovrā) m

1. spinning top
2. whirlpool
3. whorl of hair

Further reading

• Berntsen, Maxine, “भोवरा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “भोवरा,_भोंवरा”, 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) “भो(भों)वरा”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhramara¹”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press