ओंगळ

Marathi

Alternative forms

• वंगळ (vaṅgaḷ), वंगाळ (vaṅgāḷ)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘌𑘽𑘐𑘯 (oṃgaḷa), 𑘪𑘻𑘽𑘐𑘯 (voṃgaḷa), from Sanskrit अमङ्गल (amaṅgala). Doublet of अमंगळ (amaṅgaḷ). Cognate with Varhadi वंगय (vaṅgay), Pali amaṅgala.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oŋ.ɡəɭ̆/
• Hyphenation: ओं‧गळ
• Rhymes: -əɭ̆

Adjective

ओंगळ • (oṅgaḷ) (indeclinable)

1. bad, nasty, inauspicious

   Synonyms: अमंगळ (amaṅgaḷ), अशुभ (aśubh), किळसवाणे (kiḷasvāṇe), वाईट (vāīṭ)

   Antonyms: चांगले (cāṅgle), छान (chān), पवित्र (pavitra), मंगल (maṅgal), शुभ (śubh)

   काहीतरी ओंगळ बोलू नकोस. ― kāhītarī oṅgaḷ bolū nakos. ― Do not say something inauspicious.

2. filthy, foul

   Synonym: घाणेरडे (ghāṇerḍe)

   Antonym: स्वच्छ (svaccha)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “ओंगळ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary‎^[1], New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, page 17
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “ओंगळ”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 117
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “ओंगळ”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ), page 477.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “amaṅgala”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 25