खांब

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi खांब (khāṃba), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀔𑀁𑀪 (khaṃbha), from Sanskrit स्कम्भ (skambhá, “pillar; support; prop”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *skambʰás. Cognate with Gujarati ખંભ (khambh, “pillar”), ખંભો (khambho, “pillar”), Nepali खम्बा (khambā, “pillar; pole”), खामो (khāmo, “pillar; post; stake; prop”) and possibly Tibetan ཀ་བ (ka ba).

Noun

खांब • (khāmba) m

1. pillar, post, column

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “खांब”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “खांब”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “खांब”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “skambhá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press