कंबर

See also: क़ब्र and कबीर

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian کمر (kamar), from Middle Persian [script needed] (kml /⁠kamar⁠/, “waist, belt, girdle”). Compare Gujarati કમર (kamar), Hindi कमर (kamar), Punjabi ਕਮਰ (kamar), Bengali কোমর (kōmor).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kəm.bəɾ/

Noun

कंबर • (kambar) f

1. waist

References

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