रांगोळी
Marathi
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Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘨𑘰𑘽𑘐𑘪𑘯𑘲 (rāṃgavaḷī), from Sanskrit रङ्गावलि (raṅgāvali).[1] Compare Hindustani رَن٘گولی (raṅgolī) / रंगोली (raṅgolī).
Pronunciation
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[edit]रांगोळी • (rāṅgoḷī) f
- powder made by pounding particular stones
- rangoli (painted decoration on the floor)
References
[edit]- ^ McGregor, Ronald Stuart (1993) “raṅgāvalī̆”, in The Oxford Hindi-English Dictionary, London: Oxford University Press
Further reading
[edit]- Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “रांगोळी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
- Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “रांगोळी”, 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) “रांगोळी”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).