वाळू

See also: वळू and वेळ

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi वाळू (vāḷū), from Prakrit 𑀯𑀸𑀮𑀼𑀆 (vāluā), from Sanskrit वालुका (vālukā). Cognate with Hindi बालू (bālū), Odia ବାଲି (bāli). False cognate of Marathi वाळणे (vāḷṇe, “to dry”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋa.ɭ̆u/, [ʋa.ɭ̆uː]

Noun

वाळू • (vāḷū) f (plural वाळवा)

1. sand, gravel

Derived terms

• वाळवंट (vāḷvaṇṭa, “desert, beach”)

 

References

• Berntsen, Maxine, “वाळू”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “वाळू”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “वाळू”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “vālukā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 675

Old Marathi

Noun

वाळू (vāḷū) m

1. Devanagari script form of 𑘪𑘰𑘯𑘳