जवळ

Konkani

Etymology

From Sanskrit यमल (yamala), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eym- (“likeness”). Related to Marathi जवळ (j̈avaḷ, “near”).

Noun

जवळ • (zavaḷ) (Latin script zaval, Kannada script ಜವಳ)

1. a twin

Derived terms

• जव्ळें (zavḷễ, “twins”)
• अवळ-जवळ (avaḷ-zavaḷ, “twins”)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “yamala”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi जवळां (javaḷāṃ), from Sanskrit यमल (yamala). Related to Konkani जवळ (javaḷ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʑə.ʋəɭ̆/

Adverb

जवळ • (j̈avaḷ)

1. near, close to

Postposition

जवळ • (j̈avaḷ)

1. near, close to

Derived terms

• जवळजवळ (j̈avaḷj̈avaḷ, “almost”)
• जवळपास (j̈avaḷpās, “almost, approximately”)
• जवळीक (javaḷīka, “nearness, intimacy”)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “जवळ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “जवळ”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press