केळे

Marathi

Alternative forms
  • केळ (keḷ), केळं (keḷa)
  • केलं (kela) – East Indian Dialect

Etymology

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀓𑀬𑀮 (kayala) / कय़ल / ಕಯ಼ಲ (kaẏala), 𑀓𑁂𑀮 / केल / ಕೇಲ (kela) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-) (compare Old Marathi 𑘎𑘹𑘯𑘲 f (keḷī, “plantain tree”)), from Sanskrit कदल (kadala).

Pronunciation
  • (formal)
  • IPA(key): /ke.ɭ̆e/
  • (colloquial)
  • IPA(key): /ke.ɭ̆ə/
  • Hyphenation: के‧ळे

Noun

केळे • (keḷe) n (feminine केळ)

  1. banana (fruit)

Further reading
  • Berntsen, Maxine, “केळे”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983, page 28.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “केळें”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press, page 181
  • Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “केळ”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala, page 782.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “kadala”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 136
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.