गार

See also: गारवा and -गार

Marathi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɡaɾ/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Sanskrit ग्रावन् (grāvan).

Noun

गार • (gār) f

1. hailstone
2. flint

Etymology 2

Inherited from Sanskrit गर्ता (gartā).

Noun

गार • (gār) f

1. hole, pit

   Synonym: खड्डा (khaḍḍā)

Etymology 3

Unknown. Possibly a substrate loan.

Alternatively, an extension of Etymology 1, in the direction "hailstone" > "ice" > cold" or "hailstone" > "cold weather" > "cold".

Adjective

गार • (gār)

1. cold

   Synonyms: थंड (thaṇḍa), थंडगार (thaṇḍgār)

References

• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “गार”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).