लोणावळा

Marathi

Etymology

Presumed to be from the Sanskrit compound लयन (layana) +‎ आवलि (āvali) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-) in reference to numerous caves in the area. Compare लेणे (leṇe, “cave”) and ओळ (oḷ, “row, line”) from the constituent parts of the Sanskrit compound.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lo.ɳaʋ.ɭ̆a/
• Rhymes: -a
• Hyphenation: लो‧णाव‧ळा

Proper noun

लोणावळा • (loṇāvḷā) m

1. Lonavala (a municipality of Pune district, Desh, Maharashtra, India)
   • 2018, “च़ल ज़ाऊ फिरायला लोणावळा [ċal j̈āū phirāylā loṇāvḷā]”, रजनीश पटेल [rajnīś paṭel] (lyrics), रजनीश पटेल [rajnīś paṭel] (music), performed by रजनीश पटेल [rajnīś paṭel]:

     चल जाऊ फिरायला लोणावळा
     तुझा माझा भेटायचा दिस आयला

     ċal j̈āū phirāylā loṇāvḷā
     tuj̈hā māj̈hā bheṭāyċā dis āylā

     Let us go and roam Lonavala
     The day of our coming together has come