वारा

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘪𑘰𑘨𑘰 (vārā), 𑘪𑘰𑘨𑘹𑘽 (vāreṃ), from Sanskrit वातर (vātara) (see वात (vā́ta)). Compare Gujarati વાયરો (vāyaro), Sindhi وَرَائِڻُ / वराइणु (varāiṇu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʋa.ɾa/

Noun

वारा • (vārā) m

1. wind

See also

• हवा (havā, “air, wind”)

References

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

Old Marathi

Noun

वारा (vārā) m

1. Devanagari form of 𑘪𑘰𑘨𑘰 (vārā)

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ৱাৰা (Assamese script)
• ᬯᬵᬭᬵ (Balinese script)
• বারা (Bengali script)
• 𑰪𑰯𑰨𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀯𑀸𑀭𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• ဝါရာ (Burmese script)
• વારા (Gujarati script)
• ਵਾਰਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌵𑌾𑌰𑌾 (Grantha script)
• ꦮꦴꦫꦴ (Javanese script)
• 𑂫𑂰𑂩𑂰 (Kaithi script)
• ವಾರಾ (Kannada script)
• វារា (Khmer script)
• ວາຣາ (Lao script)
• വാരാ (Malayalam script)
• ᠸᠠ᠎᠊ᠠᡵᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• 𑘪𑘰𑘨𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᠸᠠᢗᠷᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• 𑧊𑧑𑧈𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐰𑐵𑐬𑐵 (Newa script)
• ଵାରା (Odia script)
• ꢮꢵꢬꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆮𑆳𑆫𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖪𑖯𑖨𑖯 (Siddham script)
• වාරා (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩾𑩛𑩼𑩛 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚦𑚭𑚤𑚭 (Takri script)
• வாரா (Tamil script)
• వారా (Telugu script)
• วารา (Thai script)
• ཝཱ་རཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒫𑒰𑒩𑒰 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨭𑨊𑨫𑨊 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ʋɑː.ɾɑː/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /ʋɑː.ɾɑː/

Noun

वारा • (vārā) stem, f

1. a harlot, courtesan

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of वारा

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	वारा (vārā)	वारे (vāre)	वाराः (vārāḥ)
vocative	वारे (vāre)	वारे (vāre)	वाराः (vārāḥ)
accusative	वाराम् (vārām)	वारे (vāre)	वाराः (vārāḥ)
instrumental	वारया (vārayā) वारा¹ (vārā¹)	वाराभ्याम् (vārābhyām)	वाराभिः (vārābhiḥ)
dative	वारायै (vārāyai)	वाराभ्याम् (vārābhyām)	वाराभ्यः (vārābhyaḥ)
ablative	वारायाः (vārāyāḥ) वारायै² (vārāyai²)	वाराभ्याम् (vārābhyām)	वाराभ्यः (vārābhyaḥ)
genitive	वारायाः (vārāyāḥ) वारायै² (vārāyai²)	वारयोः (vārayoḥ)	वाराणाम् (vārāṇām)
locative	वारायाम् (vārāyām)	वारयोः (vārayoḥ)	वारासु (vārāsu)

• ¹Vedic
• ²Brāhmaṇas

References

• Monier Williams (1899) “वारा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 943.