डोहाळा

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Marathi[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘚𑘻𑘮𑘯𑘰 (ḍohaḷā), 𑘚𑘻𑘮𑘻𑘯𑘰 (ḍohoḷā), 𑘚𑘼𑘯𑘰 (ḍauḷā), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀟𑁄𑀳𑀮 (ḍohala), 𑀤𑁄𑀳𑀮 (dohala), from a derivative of Sanskrit द्विहृदया (dvihṛdayā, “double-hearted, pregnant”) (compare दोहद (dohada), दौर्हृद (daurhṛda)).[1] Compare Hindustani دوہَل (dohal) / दोहल (dohal), Sinhalese දොළ (doḷa).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɖo.ɦa.ɭ̆a/, [ɖo.a.ɭ̆a]

Noun[edit]

डोहाळा • (ḍohāḷā) m

  1. craving of a pregnant woman

References[edit]

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*dvihr̥da”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Further reading[edit]

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “डोहाळा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “डोहळा”, 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) “डोह(हा)ळा”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
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