खलाशी

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Marathi

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Classical Persian خلاصی (xalāsī), an alteration of خلاشی (xalāšī, sailor). Compare Gujarati ખલાસી (khalāsī), Hindustani خَلَاصِی (xalāsī) / ख़लासी (xalāsī).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kʰə.la.ɕi/, [kʰə.la.ɕiː]

Noun

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खलाशी (khalāśīm

  1. seaman, sailor
    Synonyms: नाखवा (nākhvā), नावाडी (nāvāḍī)

References

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