नारळ

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘡𑘰𑘨𑘿𑘧𑘯 (nāryaḷa), 𑘡𑘰𑘨𑘿𑘧𑘹𑘯 (nāryeḷa), 𑘡𑘰𑘨𑘱𑘧𑘩 (nāriyala), 𑘡𑘰𑘨𑘱𑘧𑘯 (nāriyaḷa), 𑘡𑘰𑘨𑘱𑘧𑘹𑘯 (nāriyeḷa), 𑘡𑘰𑘨𑘲𑘊𑘩 (nārīela), 𑘡𑘰𑘨𑘲𑘊𑘯 (nārīeḷa), from Sanskrit नारिकेल (nārikela), from Proto-Dravidian [Term?]. Cognate with Gujarati નારિયળ (nāriyaḷ), Hindi नारियल (nāriyal), Punjabi ਨਾਰੀਅਲ (nārīala).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na.ɾəɭ̆/

Noun

नारळ • (nāraḷ) m

1. coconut

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “नारळ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “नारळ”, 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) “नारळ”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “nārikēla”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press