वारा

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘪𑘰𑘨𑘰 (vārā), 𑘪𑘰𑘨𑘹𑘽 (vāreṃ), from Sanskrit वातर (vātara) (see वात (vā́ta)). Compare Gujarati વાયરો (vāyaro), Sindhi وَرَائِڻُ (varāiṇu) / वराइणु (varāiṇu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋa.ɾa/

Noun

वारा • (vārā) m

1. wind

See also

• हवा (havā, “air, wind”)

References

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

Old Marathi

Noun

वारा (vārā) m

1. Devanagari form of 𑘪𑘰𑘨𑘰 (vārā)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ৱাৰা (Assamese script)
• ᬯᬵᬭᬵ (Balinese script)
• বারা (Bengali script)
• 𑰪𑰯𑰨𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀯𑀸𑀭𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• ဝါရာ (Burmese script)
• વારા (Gujarati script)
• ਵਾਰਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦮꦴꦫꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂫𑂰𑂩𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ವಾರಾ (Kannada script)
• វារា (Khmer script)
• ວາຣາ (Lao script)
• വാരാ (Malayalam script)
• ᠸᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡵᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘪𑘰𑘨𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᠸᠠᢗᠷᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧊𑧑𑧈𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐰𑐵𑐬𑐵 (Newa script)
• ଵାରା (Odia script)
• ꢮꢵꢬꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆮𑆳𑆫𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖪𑖯𑖨𑖯 (Siddham script)
• වාරා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩾𑩛𑩼𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚦𑚭𑚤𑚭 (Takri script)
• வாரா (Tamil script)
• వారా (Telugu script)
• วารา (Thai script)
• ཝཱ་རཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒫𑒰𑒩𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨭𑨊𑨫𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋɑː.ɾɑː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ʋɑː.ɾɑː/

Noun

वारा • (vārā) stem, f

1. a harlot, courtesan

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of वारा

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	वारा (vārā)	वारे (vāre)	वाराः (vārāḥ)
accusative	वाराम् (vārām)	वारे (vāre)	वाराः (vārāḥ)
instrumental	वारया (vārayā) वारा¹ (vārā¹)	वाराभ्याम् (vārābhyām)	वाराभिः (vārābhiḥ)
dative	वारायै (vārāyai)	वाराभ्याम् (vārābhyām)	वाराभ्यः (vārābhyaḥ)
ablative	वारायाः (vārāyāḥ) वारायै² (vārāyai²)	वाराभ्याम् (vārābhyām)	वाराभ्यः (vārābhyaḥ)
genitive	वारायाः (vārāyāḥ) वारायै² (vārāyai²)	वारयोः (vārayoḥ)	वाराणाम् (vārāṇām)
locative	वारायाम् (vārāyām)	वारयोः (vārayoḥ)	वारासु (vārāsu)
vocative	वारे (vāre)	वारे (vāre)	वाराः (vārāḥ)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “वारा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 943.