लोणी

Konkani

Alternative forms

• लोणि (lōṇi)

Etymology

From an earlier नोणी (nōṇi), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀡𑀯𑀡𑀻𑀅 (ṇavaṇīa), from Sanskrit नवनीत (návanīta, “fresh butter”).

Noun

लोणी • (lōṇī) (Latin script lonnim, Kannada script ಲೋಣೀ)

1. butter

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘩𑘻𑘜𑘲 (loṇī), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀡𑀯𑀡𑀻𑀅 (ṇavaṇīa), from Sanskrit नवनीत (návanīta, “fresh butter”).

Noun

लोणी • (loṇī) n

1. butter

   Synonym: (less common) माखण (mākhaṇ)

References

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