लिपी

See also: लिपि

Marathi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit लिपि (lipi), from Old Persian 𐎮𐎡𐎱𐎡 (dipi), from Elamite 𒁾 (/tippi/), from Akkadian 𒁾 (/ṭuppu/, “tablet, document, letter”), from Sumerian 𒁾 (dub, “tablet”). Compare to Gujarati લિપિ (lipi), Hindi लिपि (lipi), Punjabi ਲਿਪੀ (lipī) / ਲਿਪਿ (lipi), Bengali লিপি (lipi) and Malayalam ലിപി (lipi).

Noun

लिपी • (lipī) f

  1. script, writing

References
  • Berntsen, Maxine, “लिपी”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), “लिपि”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
  • Date, Yasavanta Ramakrshna (1932-1950), “लिपि”, in Maharashtra Sabdakosa (in Marathi), Pune: Maharashtra Kosamandala.
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