सकाळ

Konkani

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit सकाल (sakāla, “seasonable, opportune, timely”), from स- (sa-, adjectival prefix) +‎ काल (kāla, “time”); regarding the semantics, the morning is considered as an important time for various Hindu practices. Cognate with Marathi सकाळ (sakāḷ), Odia ସକାଳ (sakāḷa) and Bengali সকাল (śokal).

Noun

सकाळ • (sakāḷ) (Latin script sokall, Kannada script ಸಕಾಳ್)

1. morning

Derived terms

• सकाळि (sakāḷi, “in the morning”, adverb) (locative)

Marathi

Etymology

Inherited from Old Marathi सकाळ (sakāḷa), a learned borrowing from Sanskrit सकाल (sakāla, “seasonable, opportune, timely”), from स- (sa-, adjectival prefix) +‎ काल (kāla, “time”); regarding the semantics, the morning is considered as an important time for various Hindu practices. Cognate with Konkani सकाळ (sakāḷ), Odia ସକାଳ (sakāḷa) and Bengali সকাল (śokal).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sə.kaɭ̆/

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Noun

सकाळ • (sakāḷ) f

1. morning

   Synonym: प्रभात (prabhāt)

Derived terms

• सकाळी (sakāḷī, “in the morning”, adverb) (locative)
• शुभ सकाळ (śubh sakāḷ, “Good morning”)

References

• Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “सकाळ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857) “सकाळ”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Tulpule, Shankar Gopal; Feldhaus, Anne, “[1]”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, 1999.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sakāla”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press