वाफ

Doteli

Etymology

From Sanskrit वाष्प (vāṣpa).

Noun

वाफ (wāph)

1. steam, vapor

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi वाफ (vāpha), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀯𑀧𑁆𑀨𑀸𑀉𑀮 (vapphāula, “very hot”), from 𑀯𑀸𑀳 (vāha, “tear”), from Sanskrit वाष्प (vāṣpa). Compare Bhojpuri भाप (bhāp).

Noun

वाफ • (vāph) f

1. steam, vapour

Derived terms

• वाफ देणे (vāph deṇe, “to make steam using a fire”)
• वाफेचे इंजिन (vāphece iñjin, “steam engine”)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “वाफ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “वाफ”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Shridhar Ganesh Vaze (1911) “वाफ”, in The Aryabhusan School Dictionary, Poona: Arya-Bhushan Press
• दाते, यशवंत रामकृष्ण [Date, Yashwant Ramkrishna] (1932-1950) “वाफ”, in महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश (mahārāṣṭra śabdakoś) (in Marathi), पुणे [Pune]: महाराष्ट्र कोशमंडळ (mahārāṣṭra kośmaṇḍaḷ).
• Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “वाफ”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bāṣpá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press