न्हावी

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘡𑘿𑘮𑘰𑘪𑘲 (nhāvī), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀯𑀺𑀅 (ṇhāvia), from Sanskrit नापित (nāpitá). Compare Gujarati નાવી (nāvī), Hindustani نَائی (nāī) / नाई (nāī), Sindhi نائيِ / नाई, Punjabi ਨਾਈ (nāī) / نائی (nā'ī), Maithili नाउ (nāʉ) / 𑒢𑒰𑒅 (nāu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nʱa.ʋi/, [nʱa.ʋiː]

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Noun

न्हावी • (nhāvī) m

1. barber

Further reading

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