𑘨𑘽𑘥𑘰
Old Marathi
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Sanskrit 𑘨𑘦𑘿𑘥𑘰 (rambhā). Compare Old Gujarati रंभा (raṃbhā).
Noun
[edit]𑘨𑘽𑘥𑘰 (raṃbhā) f (Devanagari रंभा)[1][2]
- dancing girl, whore
- Senā Nhāvī, Abhaṅgas of Senā Nhāvī 25:
- 𑘡𑘰𑘦 𑘑𑘹𑘝𑘰𑘽 𑘩𑘰𑘕 𑘪𑘰𑘘𑘹𑙁 𑘨𑘽𑘥𑘹 𑘡𑘱𑘨𑘿𑘩𑘕𑘿𑘕 𑘥𑘹𑘘𑘹𑘽𑙂
- nāma ghetāṃ lāja vāṭe. raṃbhe nirlajja bheṭeṃ.
- 𑘡𑘰𑘦 𑘑𑘹𑘝𑘰𑘽 𑘩𑘰𑘕 𑘪𑘰𑘘𑘹𑙁 𑘨𑘽𑘥𑘹 𑘡𑘱𑘨𑘿𑘩𑘕𑘿𑘕 𑘥𑘹𑘘𑘹𑘽𑙂
Descendants
[edit]- Marathi: रंभा (rambhā)
References
[edit]- ^ Shankar Gopal Tulpule, Anne Feldhaus (1999) “रंभा”, in A Dictionary of Old Marathi, Mumbai: Popular Prakashan, page 581
- ^ Panse, Murlidhar Gajanan (1953) “रंभा”, in Linguistic Peculiarities of Jñāneśvarī, Poona: Deccan College Post-Graduate and Research Institute, page 520, column 1.