न्हावी

Inherited from Old Marathi 𑘡𑘿𑘮𑘰𑘪𑘲 (nhāvī), from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀡𑁆𑀳𑀸𑀯𑀺𑀅 (ṇhāvia), from Sanskrit नापित (nāpitá). Compare Gujarati નાવી (nāvī), Hindustani نَائی‎ / नाई (nāī), Sindhi نائيِ‎ / नाई, Punjabi ਨਾਈ (nāī) / نائی‎ (nā'ī), Maithili नाउ (nāʉ) / 𑒢𑒰𑒅 (nāu).

• IPA^(key): /nʱa.ʋi/, [nʱa.ʋiː]

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न्हावी • (nhāvī) m

1. barber

• Berntsen, Maxine, “न्हावी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
• Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “न्हावी”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
• Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “न्हावी”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “snāpitr̥”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press