निळे

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Marathi

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Etymology

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Inherited from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀡𑀻𑀮 (ṇīla), from Sanskrit नील (nī́la). Compare Konkani नीळो (nīḷô), Gujarati નીલું (nīlũ), Hindi नीला (nīlā), Sindhi نِيرو / नीरो (nīro), Punjabi ਨੀਲਾ (nīlā) / نیلا (nelā), Bengali নীল (nil), Assamese নীলা (nila), Sinhalese නිල් (nil), Dhivehi ނޫ ().

Adjective

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निळे (niḷe)

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References

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