कोवळे

See also: कावळा, कावळो, and केवळ

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘎𑘻𑘪𑘩 (kovala), from Prakrit 𑀓𑁄𑀫𑀮 (komala), from Sanskrit कोमल (komala); the ending -e from Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-). Doublet of कोमल (komal). Cognate with Gujarati કોમળ (komaḷ), કુમળું (kumaḷũ), Sindhi ڪُنئَرو / कुंअरो, Punjabi ਕੂਲਾ (kūlā) / کُولا (kūlā), Nepali कमलो (kamlo), Odia କୋହଳ (kohaḷa), କଅଁଳ (kaãḷa), କଅଁଳା (kaãḷā), Assamese কুমলীয়া (kumolia), Sinhalese කෝමල (kōmala), Phalura koomáalu / کومالوۡ.

Pronunciation

• (formal) IPA^(key): /koʋ.ɭ̆e/
• (colloquial) IPA^(key): /koʋ.ɭ̆ə/

Adjective

कोवळे • (kovḷe)

1. tender
2. mild, pale (as sunlight)

Further reading

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