जवळीक

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi जवळीक (javaḷīka), जवळिक (javaḷika), from जवळ (javaḷ, “near”) +‎ -इक (-ik).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʑəʋ.ɭ̆ik/, [d͡ʑəʋ.ɭ̆iːk]

Noun

जवळीक • (javḷīk) f

1. nearness, closeness
2. intimacy; familiarity of intercourse

   Synonyms: सहवास (sahvās), घरोबा (gharobā)

References

• Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “जवळीक”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “जवळीक”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press