जवळ

Konkani

Etymology

From Sanskrit यमल (yamala), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eym- (likeness). Related to Marathi जवळ (j̈avaḷ, near).

Noun

जवळ (zavaḷ) (Latin script zaval, Kannada script ಜವಳ)

  1. a twin

Derived terms

  • जव्ळें (zavḷễ, twins)
  • अवळ-जवळ (avaḷ-zavaḷ, twins)

References

  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), yamala”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

Marathi

Etymology

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Adverb

जवळ (j̈avaḷ)

  1. near, close to

Postposition

जवळ (j̈avaḷ)

  1. near, close to

References

  • Berntsen, Maxine, “जवळ”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies, 1982-1983.
  • Molesworth, James Thomas (1857), जवळ”, in A dictionary, Marathi and English, Bombay: Printed for government at the Bombay Education Society's Press
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