मैफल
Marathi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Arabic مَحْفِل (maḥfil, “gathering, assembly”). Compare Gujarati મહફિલ (mahphil), Hindi महफ़िल (mahfil), Punjabi ਮਹਿਫ਼ਲ (mahifal) / محفل (mḥfl).
Noun
[edit]मैफल • (maiphal) f
References
[edit]- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “मैफल”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “मैफल”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).